Da Fu Pi - Areca Peel【Net Wt: 100g】

NPN 80095487

【Macroscopic Features】
Slightly oval or long egg-shaped, 4~7cm long, 2~3.5cm wide, 0.2~0.5cm thick. Exocarp is dark brown to black, with irregular longitudinal wrinkles and bulging horizontal lines, with remnants of style on the apex, with fruit stem and remnants of calyx on the base. Endocarp is indented, brown or dark brown, smooth shell-like. Light, hard; a fibrous mesocarp can be seen after tearing longitudinally. faint odor; slightly astringent.

【Properties】Acrid; slightly warm

【Channels (meridians) entered】spleen, stomach, large intestine and small intestine.

【Functions】
Downbears qi, expands the center, moves water, disperses swelling. Modern research has found this medicinal material can excite intestinal smooth muscle, promote intestinal movement, and promotes the breakdown of fiber and protein.