Chinese: hai gou shen
English: male seal sexual organs
Pharmaceutical: Callorhini Testes et Penis
Properties: Salty, hot
Standard Species: Callorhinus ursinus L.
Display of Seal (Callorhinus ursinus L.) - Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hangzhou, China (Photo by TH Tanaka)
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