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Pin Yin:
di fu zi
Common name: broom cypress fruit
Botanical family: Chenopodiaceae
Botanical name: Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.
Primary action: Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Secondary actions:
Clear Heat, Dry Dampness;
Dispel Wind Dampness
Temperature: cold
Taste: bitter, sweet
Entering Channel: UB
Actions:
Promotes urination and clears Damp Heat in the Bladder.
Expels Wind Damp from skin and relieves itching; used both internally and topically.
(See
Damp Heat of Bladder;
Exterior Heat ;
Exterior Dampness
.)
Indications: itchy skin, vaginal itching, strangury
Dosage:
2-5 qian.
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