Hai Fu Shi
Hai Fu Shi: clear lung fire, resolve stubborn phlegm, soften hardness and relieve strangury.
Name
Hai Fu Shi (Bryozoatum)
Nature and action
Nature
Salty, cold; lung and kidney channels.
Actions
Clear lung fire, resolve stubborn phlegm, soften hardness and relieve strangury.
When it is used
Stubborn phlegm, scrofula, nebula, sores and boils, hernia, tumor, strangury, cough and asthma due to phlegm heat.
Dose
Decoction 9~15 g, or made into pill or powder. Take proper dosage for external application, grind into powder for direct use. Refine with water for eye drop application.
Cations
It is contraindicated for cold with insufficiency-cold.
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