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Shui Dao Qing

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Shui Dao Qing: eliminate phlegm, relieve cough, expel wind and eliminate dampness, activate blood and resolve swelling, prevent abortion, promote the secretion of milk.

Shui Dao Qing
Shui Dao Qing — Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs

水稻清

Name

Shui Dao Qing (Bambooleaf fig herb)

Nature and action

Nature

Sweet, bitter, warm.

Actions

Eliminate phlegm, relieve cough, expel wind and eliminate dampness, activate blood and resolve swelling, prevent abortion, promote the secretion of milk.

When it is used

Cough with chest pain, rheumatic arthritis, acute mastitis, traumatic injury, sores and boils, threatened abortion, nephritis.

Dose

Decoction 15~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.

When to see a doctor: herbal care suits mild, everyday issues. For worsening, severe, or sudden symptoms — or if you are pregnant, on medication, or treating a child — consult a licensed practitioner first.

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