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Kelp Or Tangle; Kelp; Tangle

Kelp Or Tangle; Kelp; Tangle. Class: Phlegresolving Medicine. Properties: Salty; Cold. Meridians: Liver; Stomach; Kidney

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Kun Bu
中文名 (Chinese)
昆布
Latin Name
Laminariae Thallus Eckloniae Thallus; Thallus Laminariae; Thallus Eckloniae
English Name
Kelp Or Tangle; Kelp; Tangle
Alias Names
纶布海昆布
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Salty; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Stomach; Kidney
Part Used
Dried thallus
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Phlegresolving Medicine
功效分类 (CN)
化痰药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To eliminate phlegm, soften hard masses and dissolve lumps, and to cause diuresis.
Indication (主治)
Goiter and tuberculosis, scrofula, bleeding, painful swollen testes, phlegm-rheum and edema, prevention of cataracts.
Clinical Manifestations
1. treat hypothyroidism caused by deficiency of iodine and also hyperthyroidism.2. its component laminine is a hypotensive.3. another component laminarin can lower the level of blood lipids.
🔗 External References
SymMap
232
TCMID
2156
TCMSP
232
TCM-ID
1226