Ingredient: Alisma root (ze xie).
Mandarin: 澤瀉 Pin-Yin: Ze Xie English: Alisma Korean: 택사 Romaji: Takusha Kanji: 沢瀉 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Alismatis Rhizoma
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Sweet, bland, cold
Channels Entered:
- Kidney, bladder
Herb Actions:
- Promotes urination
- Leaches out dampness associated to stagnation
- Settles ministerial fire in the kidneys
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for those with sunken middle burner qi
Commonly Found In:
- Rehmannia Six Formula; Rehmannia Eight Formula; Anemarrhena, Phellodendron & Rehmannia Formula
FUNCTIONS: Promotes urination, drains dampness, cleanses kidney deficiency fire.*
* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.