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Pin Yin: ze xie
Common name: water plaintain rhizome
Botanical family: Alismataceae
Botanical name: Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. orientale Sam.
Primary action: Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Temperature: cold
Taste: sweet, bland
Entering Channel: Kd, UB
Actions:
Promotes urination, leaches out stagnated Dampness and clears Heat from
Lower Burner; used for difficult urination, edema, diarrhea.
Drains Kidney Fire in Kidney Yin Vacuity patterns with Heat.
(See
Damp Heat of Lower Burner
;
Kidney Yin Vacuity
;
Vacuity Fire
.)
Indications: inhibited urination, edema, diarrhea, strangury,
vaginal discharge, dizziness, painful urination, seminal emission,
nightsweating, lumbar pain
Dosage:
2-5 qian.
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