Drain Water and Damp

Question 1

tonify SP, drain damp and fluids via urine, calm HT shen, poor appetite and fatigue due to SP qi xu, insomnia and palpitations due to HT shen disturbance, HDI w/ diuretics

Answer 1

fu ling** (poria/hoelen)

Question 2

promote urination, leach out damp, facilitate fluid metabolism, edema, diarrhea, turbid and painful urination, HDI w/ diuretics

Answer 2

zhu ling* (polyporus)

Question 3

drain damp via urine, open fluid pathways, clear heat from blazing ministerial fire, edema w/ heat or damp-heat in LJ, consolidate Ki jing, HDI w/ diuretics

Answer 3

ze xie** (water plantain)

Question 4

tonify SP qi, aid LU, drain damp and harmful fluids from bones, sinews and muscles via urination, clear heat, drain pus, LU abscess and appendicitis due to toxic heat in LI

Answer 4

yi yi ren** (coix seed)

Question 5

promote urination to drain damp, separate clear and turbid fluids, guides damp-heat out via urine, clear LV heat, brighten eyes, clear LU heat and phlegm, damp-heat in BL, HDI w/ diuretics

Answer 5

che qian zi** (plantain seed)

Question 6

clear summer heat, eliminate damp for eczema, drain damp-heat via urination, LJ stones, makes things slippery

Answer 6

hua shi** (talcum)

Question 7

promote urination, drain damp, direct fire and damp-heat down and out via urine, unblock blood stasis and lactation, mouth ulcer and restlessness due to HT fire flaring up

Answer 7

mu tong** (akebia/clematis)

Question 8

facilitate fluid metabolism of LU, clear heat and drain damp via urination, promote lactation by raising ST qi, scanty urination or lactation, HDI w/ diuretics

Answer 8

tong cao** (tetrapanax)

Question 9

cool heat, direct down, move blood, lead SI and HT heat and fire out via urine, menstrual issues due to blood stasis, HDI w/ diuretics

Answer 9

qu mai (Chinese pink/fringed pink)

Question 10

drain damp and heat, stop itching, kill parasite, any abnormal urination, treat acute symptoms only (not root), HDI w/ diuretics, topical for weeping rash

Answer 10

bian xu (knotweed)

Question 11

cool LU, facilitate proper BL function, drain damp and heat via urination, stop cough and bleeding due to heat, all lin syndromes, blood in urine due to damp-heat or stone in LJ

Answer 11

shi wei (pyrrosia leaf)

Question 12

stop itching, clear wind-heat in eyes and head, unblock urination to remove damp-heat, dark and burning urination, eczema

Answer 12

di fu zi (broom cypress/kochia fruit)

Question 13

reduce edema via urination, facilitate removal of pathogenic damp, clear heat and damp, expel phlegm and pus, LU and LI abscess, LJ masses

Answer 13

dong gua ren/zi** (winter melon seed)

Question 14

drain LJ damp by separating clear and turbid, chronic wind-damp bi, relax sinews, numb/stiff lower limbs, turbid and painful urination

Answer 14

bi xie (tokoro rhizome)

Question 15

drain damp and heat via urine, relieve jaundice, expel stones (in LV, GB, KI, or BL), relieve swelling, toxins, HDI w/ diuretics

Answer 15

jin qian cao** (lysimachia)

Question 16

drain damp and heat from blood level of BL and SI channels via urination, all types of lin syndrome, damp-heat and stones in LJ

Answer 16

hai jin sha** (lygodium spore)

Question 17

promote urination to relieve edema, clean toxins, drain pus, carbuncles

Answer 17

chi xiao dou (adzuki bean)

Question 18

clear heat and drain damp to relieve jaundice, damp-heat eczema in lower body

Answer 18

yin chen (hao)** (virgate wormwood)

Question 19

clear damp-heat, open fluid pathways, treat painful urinary issues, hot painful joint pain, wind-damp bi, borborygmus

Answer 19

han fang ji (stephania)