松花粉
| Name (CN) | 松花粉 (Sōng huā fěn) |
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| Synonyms (CN) | 松花、松黄 |
| Name (EN) | Pini Pollen |
| Scientific name(s) | Pinus Tabuli Formis Carr. |
| Used section | Pollen |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Channel Tropism | Induce in the liver and spleen meridians. |
| Cold/Hot properties | Warm |
| Group | Plant [Other] |
| Origin | This product is the dried pollen of Pinus massoniana Lamb. and Pinus tabulieformis Carr. or several other plants of the same genus. |
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| Function and treatment | Astringent to stop bleeding, dry dampness and astringent to sores. Used for bleeding from trauma, eczema, yellow water sores, skin eruptions and dripping pus. |
| Origin and best harvesting period | Pine pollen is produced all over the country, the most famous of which is the Horsetail pine in Qiandao Lake, followed by the Yaoyu pine north of the Qinling Huai River, the Yunnan pine in Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan and Guizhou, and the South China pine in Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Guangdong. In spring, when the flowers first bloom, the flower spikes are picked, dried in the sun, and the pollen collected, with impurities removed. |