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Chinese Asafoe tida
Sinkiang Ferula

[Origin] The main production in Central Asia and Iran, Afghanistan and other places.

[Properties] This product is irregular block and grease. The color is different in shades and the surface is yellowish to brownish yellow. The block body is light in weight, waxy in texture, slightly porous in cross-section; the fresh cut surface is light in color, and the color gradually becomes dark after being placed. The grease is sticky and grayish white. It has a strong and long-lasting garlic-like odor, a spicy taste, and a burning sensation.

[Quality] It is better to have a blocky shape, strong garlic, a milky white section or a slightly reddish enamel. [Sexual taste] bitter, spicy, warm.

[Efficacy] Elimination, dilated, insecticidal. It is used for stagnant meat, blood stasis, abdominal lumps, and abdominal pain.

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