Edema-Alleviating Diuretics

NamingZe Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis) ——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Rhizoma AlismatisOriginThe stem tuber of Alisma orientalis (Sam.) Juzep. of family Alismataceae.LocationFujian, Sichuan, and Jiangxi provinces, etc.HarvestDug and collected in winter when the tuber and le

NameXu Chang Qing (Paniculate Swallowwort Root)The Effect of Xu Chang Qing PropertyPungent, warm; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsStop cough and relieve pain, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, activate blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsStomachache, toothache, edema, dysentery, ecz

NameXu Chang Qing (Paniculate Swallowwort Root)The Effect of 徐长卿PropertyPungent, warm; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsStop cough and relieve pain, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, activate blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsStomachache, toothache, edema, dysentery, eczema, snake

NameXu Chang Qing (Paniculate Swallowwort Root)The Effect of Paniculate Swallowwort RootPropertyPungent, warm; liver and stomach meridians entered.ActionsStop cough and relieve pain, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, activate blood and remove toxicity.IndicationsStomachache, toothache, edema, d

NameDong Gua Pi (Exocarpium Benincasae)The Effect of Dong Gua Pi PropertySweet and cool; spleen and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis and alleviate edema, clear summer-heat.IndicationsEdema, summer-heat syndrome.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g.

NameDong Gua Pi (Exocarpium Benincasae)The Effect of 冬瓜皮PropertySweet and cool; spleen and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis and alleviate edema, clear summer-heat.IndicationsEdema, summer-heat syndrome.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g.

NameDong Gua Pi (Exocarpium Benincasae)The Effect of Exocarpium BenincasaePropertySweet and cool; spleen and small intestine meridians entered.ActionsInduce diuresis and alleviate edema, clear summer-heat.IndicationsEdema, summer-heat syndrome.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 15~30 g.

NameDong Gua Zi (Chinese Waxgourd Seed)The Effect of Dong Gua ZiPropertySweet, slightly cold; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsNourish lung and resolve phlegm, cure abscess and promote diuresis.IndicationsCough due to phlegm heat, edema, stranguria, dermatophytosis, haemorrhoids, ap

NameDong Gua Zi (Chinese Waxgourd Seed)The Effect of 冬瓜子PropertySweet, slightly cold; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsNourish lung and resolve phlegm, cure abscess and promote diuresis.IndicationsCough due to phlegm heat, edema, stranguria, dermatophytosis, haemorrhoids, appendicit

NameDong Gua Zi (Chinese Waxgourd Seed)The Effect of Chinese Waxgourd SeedPropertySweet, slightly cold; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsNourish lung and resolve phlegm, cure abscess and promote diuresis.IndicationsCough due to phlegm heat, edema, stranguria, dermatophytosis, haemor