Herb Listings
Hai Zao / Seaweed (Sargassum) | |||
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Taste: Bitter, Salty • Temperature: Cold • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat | |||
Dosage4.5-15g |
Actions1. 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. |
MeridiansKidney, Liver, Lung, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases with cold from deficiency of the Spleen or Stomach. May be incompatible with gan cao. |