Properties: SWEET – COLD Dosage:15 – 60g.
Japanese Fern Meridian: BLADDER, SMALL INTESTINE
-clear heat, promote urination – stone lin, xue lin,
-clear heat and toxic fire – swollen-painful throat
Category Archives: Herbs that regulate water and resolve dampness
Di Fu Zi
Broom Cypress Fruit
Properties: SWEET, BITTER – COLD
Dosage:1.5 – 4.5g.
Meridian: BLADDER
-clear damp heat, promote urination
– lin syndrome, re lin. -expel dampness, stop itch
– damp skin disorder, eczema, scabies, genital itch.
Bian Xu
Properties: BITTER – COOL Dosage: 9 – 15g.
Knot Weed Meridian: BLADDER
-damp heat in bladder – promote urination, re lin, xue lin syndrome
-expels parasites
-itchy skin
Qu Mai
Properties: BITTER – COLD Dosage: 6 – 12g.
Dianthus Meridian: BLADDER, HEART, SMALL INTESTINE
– promote urination, drain Damp Heat from bladder, lin syndrome- re lin, xue lin, stone lin
- breaks up blood stasis.
Bie Xie
Properties: BITTER – NEUTRAL Dosage: 9 – 15g.
Dioscorea Meridian: BLADDER, LIVER, STOMACH
Root -separates pure from turbid, cloudy urine and leukorrhea
-expel wind damp (cold and hot bi syndrome), relax sinews
-damp heat – skin disorders
Fu Ling
Fu Ling Properties: SWEET, BLAND – NEUTRAL Dosage: 9 – 15g Fungus Nucleus Meridian: HEART, SPLEEN, LUNG -promotes urination , drains damp -strengthen spleen, harmonize middle Jiao -quiet’s heart and calms spirit {audio}fu ling.mp3{/audio}
Zhu Ling
Zhu Ling Properties: BLAND – COOL Dosage: 6 – 15g
Fungus Nucleus Meridian: SPLEEN, KIDNEY, BLADDER
-promotes urination, drains damp (combine with Fu Ling)
-Yang jaundice – lin syndrome
Ze Xie
Properties: SWEET, BLAND – COLD Dosage: 6 – 15g
Water Plantain Meridian: KIDNEY, BLADDER
Root -promote urination, drains damp in lower burner
-drain deficient kidney fire
Yi Yi Ren
Properties: SWEET, BLAND – COOL Dosage: 9 – 30g.
Seeds Of Meridian: SPLEEN, LUNG, KIDNEY
Jobs Ears -Promote urination, drains damp
-strengthen spleen, stops diarrhea
-expel wind-damp, relieve joint and muscle pain
*contraindicated during pregnancy
Mu Tong
Properties: BITTER – COOL Dosage: 3 – 9g.
Akebia Vine Meridian: BLADDER, HEART, SMALL INTESTINE
-promote urination, drain heat from heart through the small intestine.
-promotes lactation, Un-blocks blood vessels.
Hua Shi
Hua Shi Properties: SWEET, BLAND – COLD Dosage: 6 – 15g
Talcum Powder Meridian: KIDNEY
-promote urination, drain Heat from bladder lin syndrome
-clear heat, summer heat and damp heat through urine.
-absorbs dampness (oozing eczema) used topically.
*contraindicated during pregnancy
Che Qian Zi
Properties: SWEET – COLD Dosage: 4.5 – 9g. Plantago Seeds Meridian: KIDNEY, BLADDER, LIVER, LUNG -promote urination, drain heat from bladder -solidify stool , clear/brighten eyes. -lung heat – expel phlegm, stop cough