Sargassum

Hai Zao

Hai Zao

Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat

Taste: bitter, salty
Temperature: cold
Channels: Lung, Stomach, Kidney, Liver

Dosage: 6-15g

Cautions & Contraindications:

  • None

Actions & Indications:

  • Reduces phlegm and softens areas of hardness: for neck nodules such as goiter and scrofula. Also used for bulging disorders, epecially those involving the scrotum and testicles.
  • Promotes urination and reduces edema: an adjunctive herb for edema due to leg qi or floating edema.
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