绿豆皮 Lv Dou Pi

Name

Lv Dou Pi (Seed-coat of Mung Bean)

The Effect of 绿豆衣

Property

Sweet, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Clear summer-heat and quench thrist, remove nebula, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.

Indications

Dysentery, edema, polydipsia due to summer-heat, diarrhea, nebula, erysipelas.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~30 g, or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying or decocted for washing.

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