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Hai Zao / Seaweed (Sargassum)
Hai Zao
Taste: Bitter, Salty • Temperature: Cold • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat

Dosage

4.5-15g

Actions

1. Clears heat & reduces phlegm nodules: for neck nodules such as goiter & scrofula.

2. Promotes urination & reduces edema: an adjunctive herb for edema due to leg qi or floating edema.

3. Also traditioanlly used for the pain associated with hernial disorder.

Meridians

Kidney, Liver, Lung, Stomach

Cautions

Contraindicated in cases with cold from deficiency of the Spleen or Stomach. May be incompatible with gan cao.