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温里药 · Interior-warming

Cinnamon bark ròu guì · 肉桂

Cinnamomum cassia

Nature and flavour. Pungent and sweet, hot; Kidney, Spleen, Heart and Liver systems.

Inner bark of the cinnamon tree, traditionally used to warm Kidney yang and to draw fire back to its source.

性味归经。辛、甘,热;归肾、脾、心、肝经。

为桂树的干皮,传统用于温补肾阳、引火归元。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Contains coumarin, which raises liver-toxicity concerns with prolonged high intake, and is reported to interact with anticoagulants. Several countries set limits in foods.

含香豆素,长期大量摄入有肝毒性关注,并有与抗凝药相互作用的报告。多国对食品中的含量设有上限。

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