Category
Drain Dampness
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Stephaniae Tetrandae Radix
English Name
Dosage
4.5-9g
Entering Channels
KD
Flavor
acrid
Temperature
cold
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Its bitter, cold nature readily injures the Stomach. Use with caution in those with underlying Spleen and Stomach deficiency or yin deficiency.
Actions & Indications:
- Promotes urination and reduces edema: for edema (especially in the lower body), damp leg qi, gurgling sounds in the intestines, abdominal distention, or ascites due to dampness accumulating in the lower burner.
- Expels wind-dampness and alleviates pain: for wind-damp-heat collecting in the channels with such symptoms as fever and red, swollen, hot, and painful joints.
