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Fu Ling 
"Hidden edged mushroom"
Latin: Sclerotium Poriae Cocos
Channels: HT, SP, LU
Properties: Sweet, bland, neutral
A
  1. Promotes urination, eliminates water and damp, reduces edema.
  2. Strengthens SP, harmonizes MJ.
  3. Transforms phlegm.
  4. Calms shen.

Dosage: 10-15g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, copious urination due to cold deficiency, may injure qi as well.

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Yi Yi Ren 
"The seeds of yi"
Latin: Semen Coicis Lachyrma-Jobi
Channels: SP, LU, KD
Properties: Sweet, bland, slightly cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, eliminates water and damp, reduces edema.
  2. Strengthens SP, stops diarrhea (SP qi deficiency)
  3. Clears heat, expels pus.
  4. Clears damp heat (skin conditions due to damp heat)
  5. Eliminates wind damp bi/painful obstruction.

Dosage: 10-30g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, pregnancy, may injure qi as well.

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Zhu Ling
"Pig edged mushroom"
Latin: Sclerotium Polypori Umbellati
Channels: SP, KD, UB
Properties: Sweet, bland, neutral
A
  1. Promotes urination, eliminates water and damp, reduces edema.
  2. Stronger than Fu Ling to promote urination but does not tonify SP and cannot calm shen.

Dosage: 6-15g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, may injure qi or yin fluids.

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Ze Xie 
"Marsh drain"
Latin: Rhizoma Alismatis
Channels: KD, UB
Properties: Sweet, bland, cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, eliminates water and damp, reduces edema.
  2. Settles ministerial fire (KD yin xu with blazing fire/damp heat in UB/LJ)

Dosage: 6-15g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, spermatorrhea or leukorrhea from KD yang xu or damp cold, may injure qi..

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Dong Gua Zi (Ren)
"Winter melon seed"
Latin: Sm. Benacasae Hipidae
Channels: LU, LI, ST, SI
Properties: Sweet, cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, eliminates water and damp, reduces edema.
  2. Clears heat, expels phlegm, discharges pus in LU or LI.
  3. Clears heat, drains dampness (useful for leukorrhea due to damp heat)

Dosage: 3-12g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, loose stools, damp cold, may injure qi.

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Sheng Jiang Pi
"Fresh ginger peel"
Latin: Pericarpium Zingiberis
Channels: LU, SP, ST
Properties: Acrid, cool
A
  1. Promotes urination, eliminates water and damp, reduces edema.
  2. Harmonizes SP/ST.
  3. Eliminates water from the skin, promote urination
    (“pi shui”).

Dosage: 3-10g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, may injure qi.

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Hua Shi 
"Slippery rock"
Latin: Semen Plantaginis
Channels: ST, UB
Properties: Sweet, bland, cold   *Slippery
A
  1. Promotes urination, relieves Lin syndrome.
  2. Clears summerheat, eliminates dampness.
  3. Topically for skin lesions (damp, damp-heat).

Dosage: 10-15g
C/C: Yin deficiency and consumed fluids

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Che Qian Zi
"Before the cart seeds, seed in front of the cart seeds"
Latin: Semen Plantaginis 
Channels: LV, KD, LU, UB
Properties: Sweet, cold   *Slippery
A
  1. Promotes urination, relieves Lin syndrome.
  2. Promotes urination to solidify stool (diarrhea associated with damp heat or damp summerheat).
  3. Clears eyes (LV heat, KD yin xu)
  4. Expels phlegm, clears LU heat.
  5. Lowers blood pressure.

Dosage: 5-10g
C/C: Yin xu, consumed fluids

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Deng Xin Cao
"Lamp wick herb"
Latin: Junci Medulla 
Channels: HT, LU, SI
Properties: Sweet, bland, sl. cool
A
  1. Promotes urination, relieves Lin syndrome.
  2. Drains/clears heat via SI.
  3. Pediatric sleep disorder.
  4. Adults: restless sleep, insomnia (HT-KD disharmony).
  5. “Hou bi” external use (powder).

Dosage: 1.5-4.5g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids.

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Mu Tong 
"Open ended pipe wood from wood passage"
Latin: Akebiea Caulis
Channels: UB, HT, SI
Properties: Bitter, sl. cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, relieves Lin syndrome.
  2. Drains/clears HT heat via SI.
  3. Promotes lactation, unblocks blood vessels.
  4. Bi syndrome, stiffness of joints.

Dosage: 3-6g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, pregnancy.

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Dong Kui Zi
"Winter cold vegetable seeds"
Latin: Semen Malvae
Channels: UB, LI, SI
Properties: Sweet, cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, relieves Lin syndrome.
  2. Edema during pregnancy with dry constipation.
  3. Promotes lactation, esp. due to stagnant qi.
  4. Moistens intestines, unblocks bowels.

Dosage: 10-15g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, caution with pregnancy, diarrhea from SP qi xu.

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Qu Mai
"Bird wheat"
Latin: Dianthus Superbus
Channels: UB, HT, SI
Properties: bitter, cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, relieves Lin syndrome.
  2. Moves blood stasis (amenorrhea).
  3. Promotes menses.
  4. Moves stool.

Dosage: 10-15g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, pregnancy.
**Antagonizes Sang Piao Xiao
***Often combined with Bian Xu for Lin

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Bian Xu
"Flat water container"
Latin: Herba Polygoni Avicularis 
Channels: UB
Properties: Bitter, sl. cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, relieves Lin syndrome.
  2. Clears damp heat from the UB.
  3. Kills parasites, stops itching (damp skin lesions, intestinal parasites)

Dosage: 9-15g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids.
***Often combined with Qu Mai for Lin

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Shi Wei
"Stone reed, stone leather"
Latin: Folium Pyrrosiea
Channels: UB, LU
Properties: Sweet, bitter, sl. cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, relieves Lin syndrome.
    * ** Only KD stones, not gallstones.
  2. Clears damp heat.
  3. Clears heat, stops bleeding.
  4. Clears LU, expels phlegm, stops cough.

Dosage: 5-10g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, w/o damp-heat

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Di Fu Zi
"Earth skin seeds"
Latin: Kochiae Scoparis
Channels: UB (KD)
Properties: Sweet, bitter, sl. cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, relieves Lin syndrome.
  2. Clears damp heat, promotes urination.
  3. Expels dampness, stops itching for skin diseases.

Dosage: 4.5-9g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids.

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Bei Xie
"Lowly separating"
Latin: Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma 
Channels: UB, LV, ST
Properties: Bitter, neutral
A
  1. Promotes urination, relieves Lin syndrome.
  2. Separates pure from turbid (milky Lin).
  3. Expels wind-damp, relaxes sinews, unblocks channels.
  4. Clears damp heat from skin (skin lesions - eczema, pustular sores).

Dosage: 10-15g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids.

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Chi Xiao Dou
"Dark Red Little Bean"
Latin: Semen Phaseoli Calcarati
Channels: ST, SI
Properties: Sweet, sour, neutral
A
  1. Promotes urination, reduces edema.
  2. Disperses blood stasis, reduces swelling and fire toxicity.
  3. Facilitates the resolution of dampness and heat.

Dosage: 10-30g, like a food
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, overdosage induces miscarriage.

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Yu Mi Xu
"Jade Rice Whiskers"
Latin: Stylus Zea Mays
Channels: UB, GB, LV
Properties: Sweet, (bland), neutral
A
  1. Promotes urination, reduces edema, relieves Lin syndrome.
  2. Clears damp heat from LV and GB.
  3. Some ability to treat hypertension.

Dosage: 15-30g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids.

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Ban Bian Lian
"Half side lily"
Latin: Lobelia Chinensis
Channels: HT, LU, SI
Properties: Sweet, neutral, cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, reduces edema.
  2. Cools the blood, resolves toxicity (snakebites, stings)

Dosage: 10-15g (dried), 30-60g (fresh)
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, xu patterns.

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Yin Chen Hao
"Old moss"
Latin: Herba Artemiseae Scopariea
Channels: LV, GB, ST, SP
Properties: bitter, neutral (cool)
A
  1. Promotes urination, decreases edema and jaundice.
  2. Eliminates LV-GB damp heat, promotes urination, relieves dampness.
  3. # 1 herb to treat jaudice. Treats other skin disorders.

Dosage: 10-30g
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluid, jaundice due to qi, blood xu, blood stasis.

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Jin Qian Cao
"Gold money herb"
Latin: Lysimachiae Herba
Channels: LV, GB, KD, UB
Properties: Sweet, salty, sl. cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, decreases edema and jaundice (weaker than Yin Chen Hao).
  2. Eliminates LV-GB damp heat, promotes urination, relieves dampness.
  3. Relieves Lin syndrome, esp. for stone Lin and biliary stones/gallstones.
  4. Detoxifies and reduces swelling (snakebites, abscesses)

Dosage: 15-30g, 30-60g if fresh.
C/C: Yin deficiency, consumed fluids, jaundice due to qi, blood xu, blood stasis, large dosage causes dizziness and palpitations.

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Hai Jin Sha 
"Sea gold sand"
Latin: Lygodium Japonicum
Channels: UB, SI
Properties: Sweet, bland, cold
A
  1. Promotes urination, decreases edema and jaundice.
  2. Swelling due to SP dampness or damp heat jaundice (as opposed to LV-GB damp-heat).
  3. Unblocks painful urinary dribbling, expels stones.
  4. Useful for urinary tract and biliary tract stones.

Dosage: 6-12g powdered, wrapped in cheesecloth.
C/C: Aversion to cold and urinary frequency.

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