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231. Chicken Poop Vine
The taste is sweet with a bit of greasiness, and there is a slightly special flavor, but since none of us have actually eaten chicken poop, we can’t compare.
After drinking, first the stomach feels a bit uncomfortable, slightly tingling (kuá in northern Jiangsu dialect), then the lower teeth feel somewhat sour, indicating that the large intestine’s qi is also being stimulated. A little sweat appears on the inner side of the arms and the chest, and the skin gets slightly itchy.
Effects: Judging from the sweating and itchy skin, it may have some wind-dispelling and meridian-unblocking effects, but probably not very strong. For other effects such as digestion and resolving food accumulation, there is indeed no obvious feeling.
This medicine is not used much; it is said to be able to help with weight loss, but I have not tried it.
234. Quisqualis (使君子)
Looks like a small starfruit. At first taste, it is quite pleasant, a bit sweet, but after about a second, a bitter and irritating flavor comes up, and the throat feels slightly uncomfortable.
After drinking, the stomach also feels a bit uncomfortable, with a minor restless qi rising from the stomach to the chest cavity, and a slight swelling sensation from the brow ridge to the temples.
Effects: No positive effects were noticed. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to have parasitologists share their experiences for this chapter.
235. Chinaberry Bark (苦楝皮)
Just by looking at it, you can tell it will be bitter. Pure bitterness, with some astringency, no other flavor, but fortunately, it’s not severely bitter.
Quite cold in nature; after drinking, there is an impulse to shiver. The cold sensation quickly spreads to the head and back and slowly advances toward the lower abdomen.
Effects: The effect is not obvious, maybe a slight heat-clearing effect.
The sequence of traditional Chinese medicine classifications is actually somewhat perplexing. I think antiparasitic medicines should be listed last, just like medicines that detoxify, dissolve rot, and promote tissue regeneration.