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Water retention with spleen deficiency. Most commonly used herb for water retention. Also strengthens the spleen and calms the mind.
Moderate in effect Used for all kinds of water retention by inducing diuresis Spleen deficiency Insomnia or palpitation |
Fu Ling
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Water retention with spleen deficiency. Milder in function. Relaxes tendons and muscles, Clears heat and drains pus.
Water retention Bi syndrome with spasm Internal abscess Must be used in large dosage |
Yi Yi Ren
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Water retention without spleen deficiency. Stronger than Fu Ling in inducing diuresis.
Used for Dysuria, Edema, Diarrhea, Leukorrhea, etc. |
Zhu Ling
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Water retention with heat. Means marsh drainage. Also Purges heat.
Most suitable for damp heat in lower jiao. |
Ze Xie
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Stranguria or difficult urination due to heat or damp heat in bladder. Slippery in nature, inducing diuresis and clearing heat. Good at clearing liver and lung heat.
Stranguria due to heat Diarrhea Red eyes or blurred vision Cough with much phlegm du to lung heat |
Che Qian Zi
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Stranguria or difficult urination due to heat or damp heat in bladder. Clear damp heat in lower jiao by inducing diuresis. Kills worms and stops itching.
Stranguria due to damp heat in bladder Eczema or itching in external genitalia. |
Bian Xu
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Stranguria or difficult urination due to heat or damp heat in bladder. Induce diuresis. Move blood and promote menstruation.
Stranguria due to damp heat in bladder Amenorrhea |
Qu Mai
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Stranguria or difficult urination due to heat or damp heat in bladder. Mild in inducing diuresis. More for skin disorders due to damp heat.
Difficult and painful urination Eczema or pastula |
Di Fu Zi
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Stranguria or difficult urination due to heat or damp heat in bladder. Slippery, benefiting the urethra. Also good at clearing summer heat.
Stranguria due to heat. Summer heat with dampness Eczema or boils. |
Hua Shi
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Stranguria or difficult urination due to excessive fire in small intestine. Specific for stranguria due to small intestine heat. Promotes milk secretion.
Stranguria with flaring up of heart fire. Insufficient milk secretion Bitter and cold damage primordial qi |
Mu Tong
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Stranguria or difficult urination due to excessive fire in small intestine. Similar in function to Mu Tong but milder.
Mostly for mild case of stranguria due to damp heat. |
Tong Cao
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Stranguria or difficult urination due to stranguria with stone. Important herb for urinary stone. Removes dampness and relieves jaundice.
Stranguria with sand or stone. Jaundice due to damp heat Carbuncles |
Jin Qian Cao
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Stranguria or difficult urination due to stranguria with stone. Often used together with Jun Qian Cao for stones. Can be used for all kinds of stranguria.
Stranguria due to heat with sand, blood or rice-water like urine. Gerneral edema due to to sp deficiency. |
Hai Jin Sha
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Stranguria or difficult urination due to stranguria with blood. A red herb in color. Both induces diuresis and and stops bleeding.
Best for stranguria with blood Also treats lung heat with paroxysmal cough |
Shi Wei
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Stranguria or difficult urination due to stranguria with rice-water like urine. A white herb related to dampness. Induces diuresis to remove turbid dampness. Disperses wind damp.
Specifically for stranguria with rice water like urine Leukorrhea due to excessive dampness Bi syndrome |
Bi Xie
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Jaundice with or without oliguria. The most important her for jaundice. Cleat heat and remove dampness.
Jandice due to damp heat Pastula due to damp heat |
Yi Chen Hao
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Edema with heat. Mild in function when used alone.
Use together with other herbs in formulas |
Dong Gua Pi
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Edema with heat. Similar to Dong Gua Pi
Used for Ascites |
Hu Lu
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Edema with heat. Literally means Red Small Bean. Detoxifies and drains pus.
Edema Mumps, Ascites, Mastitis, Cellilitis |
Chi Xiao Dou
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