Edema-Alleviating Diuretics
Lian Yu
鲢鱼
Silver carp
鰱魚
Name
Lian Yu (Silver carp)
The Effect of Lian Yu
Property
Sweet, warm; spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Warm the spleen and stomach, tonify qi, induce diuresis.
Indications
Weakness caused by long illness, edema.
Dosage and Administrations
Cook it for eating, 100~250 g.
Cautions
It is contraindicated to dysentery, pox, eye disease, malaria, sores and ulcers.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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