Category
Drain Dampness
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Polyporus
English Name
Dosage
6-12g
Entering Channels
KD
Flavor
bland
Temperature
cool
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:
- Do not use in the absence of dampness.
Actions & Indications:
- Promotes urination and leaches out dampness: for problems caused by stagnation of dampness such as edema, scanty urine, vaginal discharge, turbid painful urinary dribbling, as well as jaundice and diarrhea. Can be used alone for painful urinary dribbling during pregnancy.