Herb Listings
Che Qian Zi / Plantago Seeds | |||
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage4.5-9g |
Actions1. Promotes urination & clears heat: for any type of edema or painful urinary dysfunction due to damp-heat. Generally used for damp-heat pouring into the lower burner.2. promotes urination to solidify the stool: for diarrhea associated with either damp-heat or damp-summerheat. 3. Clears the eyes: for eye problems associated with either Liver & Kidney deficiency (e.g., dry eyes or cataracts), or heat in the Liver channel (e.g., red, painful, swollen eyes & sensitivity to light) depending on which other herbs it is combined with. 4. Expels phlegm & stops cough: for Lung heat-induced cough with copious sputum. |
MeridiansBladder, Kidney, Liver, Lung |
CautionsContraindicated during pregnancy. Use with caution in cases of exhausted yang qi, or spermatorrhea due to Kidney yang deficiency or exhaustion from overwork. |