Properties: Bitter, extremely cold

Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver, Gallbladder and Lung

1. Clears Heat, resolves Toxicity, disperses swelling and improves the eyesight
   Wind-Heat eye disease
   Jaundice
   Infatile convulsions
   Sores
2. Promotes bile secretion and relaxes the bowel
   Diabetes, constipation

Suggested Daily Dosage: Made into pills or powders, or extracted as juice for topical application or eye drops.

Cautions: It is contraindicated in case of deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach and eye disease without wind-heat syndrome.

• Taurine
  An amino sulfonic acid derived from methionine and cysteine metabolism abundant in many animal and fish organs and a major constituent of bile. It has many biological roles, including conjugation of bile acids, antioxidation, osmoregulation, membrane stabilisation, and modulation of calcium signalling. It is essential for cardiovascular function, and development and function of skeletal muscle, the retina, and the central nervous system. It is used as an oral supplement in the treatment of disorders such as cystic fibrosis and hypertension and widely used in energy drinks, cosmetics and nutritional supplements.