Specimen photograph
not yet catalogued
not yet catalogued
Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Sour, Astringent, Warm, Toxic
- Channels Entered
- KI, LI, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Penicarpium Punicae Granati
- Chinese
- 石榴皮
- Tone Marks
- shí liu pí
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
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This herb is considered toxic.
(while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity)
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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