Edema-Alleviating Diuretics
Silver carp: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Lian Yu (Silver carp)
The Effect of Silver carp
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.
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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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