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Edema-Alleviating Diuretics

Edema-Alleviating Diuretics: Chinese herbs in this class — their actions in TCM, typical uses, preparation and safety cautions.

Diao Gan Chai: Chinese Herb Guide Chinese neillia root, 钓杆柴 Diao Gan Chai: it is used to promote diuresis and dispel dampness, to clear away heat and stop bleeding; for the treatment of edema, hemoptysis.
Niu Chao Teng: Chinese Herb Guide Flexuose climbing fern herb, 曲轴海金沙, Herba Lygodii Flexuosi Niu Chao Teng: whole herb is used to relax muscles and tendons, promote blood circulation, clear heat and eliminate dampness, stop bleeding.
Niu Chao Teng (Flexuose climbing fern herb) 牛抄藤 ,曲轴海金沙,Niu Chao Teng,Flexuose climbing fern herb Niu Chao Teng (Flexuose climbing fern herb): whole herb is used to relax muscles and tendons, promote blood circulation, clear heat and eliminate dampness, stop bleeding.
Zhu Yang Yang: Chinese Herb Guide Tender Catchweed Bedstraw Herb, 猪殃殃 Zhu Yang Yang: clear heat and remove toxicity, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, stop bleeding.
Xing Xiu Cai: Chinese Herb Guide Xing Su Cai, 星宿菜 Xing Xiu Cai: activate blood, disperse stasis, promote urination and eliminate dampness.
Xing Su Cai (星宿菜): Chinese Herb Guide Fortune Loosestrife Herb,Xing Xiu Cai,Herba Lysimachiae Fortunei Name Xing Xiu Cai (Fortune Loosestrife Herb) Nature and action Nature Bitter, astringent, neutral.
Han Zhong Fang Ji: Chinese Herb Guide 汉中防己 ,Radix aristolochiae heterophyllae,Yellowmouth Dutchmanspipe Root,异叶马兜铃 Han Zhong Fang Ji: it is used to promote urination, subdue swelling and relieve rheumatic condition, reduce blood pressure; for the treatment of edema, dribbling and painful micturition, tinea pedis,rheumatic painful.
Han Zhong Fang Ji (Yellowmouth Dutchmanspipe Root) Yellowmouth Dutchmanspipe Root, 汉中防己 Han Zhong Fang Ji (Yellowmouth Dutchmanspipe Root): it is used to promote urination, subdue swelling and relieve rheumatic condition, reduce blood pressure.
Tong Tian Cao: Chinese Herb Guide Waternut Herb, 通天草 Tong Tian Cao (Waternut Herb) Bitter, neutral; spleen and kidney channels. Actions Promote diuresis and resolve swelling
Xiao Ye Jin Lao (Littleleaf ciquefoil leaf and flower) 小叶金老梅 ,Folium Seu Flos Potentillae Parvifoliae,Littleleaf ciquefoil leaf and flower Xiao Ye Jin Lao Mei: flower or leaf is used as diuretic, antioncotic, for the treatment of beriberi with cold-damp type and prurigo, externally for mastitis.
Xiao Ye Jin Lao Mei (Littleleaf Cinquefoil) Littleleaf Cinquefoil, 小叶金老梅, Xiao Ye Jin Lao, Littleleaf ciquefoil leaf and flower Xiao Ye Jin Lao Mei (Potentilla parvifolia leaf and flower): sweet and cold; used as a diuretic and for external mastitis in folk practice.
Tian Mu Mu Lan (Immature flower of Tianmu mountain magnolia) Immature flower of Tianmu mountain magnolia, 天目木兰 Tian Mu Mu Lan (Immature flower of Tianmu mountain magnolia): the flower bud is used as antitussive, diuresis and antitoxic, for the treatment of cough with.