It is sweet in taste, a little cold in nature and attributive to the stomach and kidney meridians.
味甘,性微寒,归胃、肾经,具有益胃生津、滋阴清热的功效。
This paper doubts the statement "Mylabrisis cold in nature", which is mentioned in ?Shennong Classic of Materia Medica, and argues that it is heat, not cold.
对《神农本草经》中云:“斑蝥性寒”提出疑义,认为斑蝥性热而非性寒。
"Yakuts have always had a tremendous respect for the world around them and for nature, because they know how powerful it can be," he says. "But cold itself doesn't play a huge part in our traditions."
他说,“雅库人对自己周围的世界和大自然极为崇敬,因为他们知道自然的力量是多么强大,但是寒冷本身对我们的传统影响不大。”
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