Edema-Alleviating Diuretics
Sha Yu Rou: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Sha Yu Rou (Shark meat)
The Effect of Sha Yu Rou
Property
Sweet, salt, neutral; spleen and lung meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify deficiency, strengthen the spleen, induce diuresis, dispel blood stasis and resolve swelling.
Indications
Weakness due to aeipathia, edema due to spleen deficiency, unhealing ulcer, hemorrhoids.
Dosage and Administrations
Cook it for eating, 100~200 g.
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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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