Properties: Sweet, bland and slightly cold
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Stomach and Lung
Extraordinary Vessels: Yang Qiao
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Promotes urination, resolves Dampness and clears Heat
Damp-Warm febrile disease Damp-Heat painful urinary dysfunction
It is usually used as an assistant
- Promotes lactation
Insufficient or absent lactation
Suggested Daily Dosage: 6-12g in decoction.
Cautions: Used with caution for pregnant women.
Quality Tests:
Caution should be taken if the bag seems smaller than usual because the light nature of this herb means that it may be adulterated with heavy substances (including heavy metals) in order to sell less actual herb for the same price, especially if supply is low and demand is high.
Appears in 12 formulae listed on this site: (click to display)
Research Links & References: (click to display)
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, and A+ Medical Encyclopaedia have been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
