traditional Chinese medicine; dried umbilical cord
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Meanings
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dried umbilical cord (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
technicalSpecifically used in TCM to treat symptoms like kidney deficiency and wheezing (肾虚气喘). It is a niche, technical term.
Yī医
shēng生
zài在
tā他
de的
yào药
fāng方
lǐ里
jiā加
rù入
le了
kǎn坎
qì炁
。
The doctor added dried umbilical cord to his prescription.
Zhè这
wèi味
yào药
（
kǎn坎
qì炁
）
zhǔ主
yào要
yòng用
lái来
bǔ补
shèn肾
qì气
。
This medicinal ingredient (dried umbilical cord) is primarily used to tonify kidney qi.
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Jù据
《
Běn本
Cǎo草
Gāng纲
Mù目
》
jì记
zǎi载
，
kǎn坎
qì炁
kě可
zhì治
xū虚
chuǎn喘
。
According to the 'Compendium of Materia Medica', dried umbilical cord can treat deficiency-type wheezing.