Category
Drain Dampness
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Coicis Semen
English Name
Dosage
9-30g
Entering Channels
KD
Flavor
bland
Temperature
slightly 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:
- None
Actions & Indications:
- Facilitates the resolution of dampness and strengthens the Spleen: for edema, diarrhea, leg qi, painful urinary dribbling and damp-warmth. It treats both the root and manifestations of these disorders.
- Facilitates the resolution of dampness and eliminates painful obstruction: for wind-damp painful obstruction. Especially effective for increasing joint mobility and reducing spasms in chronic cases.
- Clears heat and expels pus: for soft, pustulated carbuncles as well as Lung or intestinal abscess.
- Clears damp-heat: for any damp-heat disorder at any level characterized by a greasy tongue coating and digestive problems.