Stranguria-Relieving Diuretics
Geng Tong Cao: clear heat and eliminate dampness, treat strangury and promote lactation.
Edema-Alleviating Diuretics
Pi Jiu Hua: strengthen the spleen and promote digestion, promote urination and resolve swelling, treat phthisis and diminish inflammation.
Stranguria-Relieving Diuretics
Name Geng Tong Cao (Common Aeschynomene Stem-xylem) Nature and action Nature Bland, slightly bitter, cool, neutral; liver and bladder channels.
Damp-Excreting Anti-Icteric Herbs
Name Yin Chen Hao (Herba Artemisiae Scopariae) — Shennong Bencao Jing Source and quality Plant The aerial part of perennial Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kit or A.
Edema-Alleviating Diuretics
He Zi Cao: promote diuresis and resolve swelling, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Stranguria-Relieving Diuretics
Name Si Gua Zi (Luffa Seed) Nature and action Nature Slightly sweet, neutral. Actions Clear heat and resolve phlegm, moisten dryness and expel parasites.
Edema-Alleviating Diuretics
Name He Zi Cao (Lobed Actinostemma Herb) Nature and action Nature Bitter, cold; kidney and bladder channels.
Damp-Excreting Anti-Icteric Herbs
Yin Chen Hao (Capillary Wormwood Herb): excrete dampness and alleviate jaundice, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Stranguria-Relieving Diuretics
Name Si Gua Zi (Luffa Seed) Nature and action Nature Slightly sweet, neutral. Actions Clear heat and resolve phlegm, moisten dryness and expel parasites.
Edema-Alleviating Diuretics
He Zi Cao (Lobed Actinostemma Herb): promote diuresis and resolve swelling, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Damp-Excreting Anti-Icteric Herbs
Name Mao Gen (Japanese Buttercup Herb) Nature and action Nature Acrid, warm, toxic; liver, gallbladder, heart and stomach channels.
Stranguria-Relieving Diuretics
Tao Jiao (Peach Gum) harmonizes the spleen and stomach, tonifies and activates the blood, replenishes qi and alleviates pain. It is used for dysentery, chyluria, diabetes and urinary tract infection.