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Rhizome of Oriental Waterplantain; Oriental Waterplantian Rhizome
Rhizome of Oriental Waterplantain; Oriental Waterplantian Rhizome. Class: Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Tasteless; Cold. Meridians: Kidney; Bladder
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ze Xie
中文名 (Chinese)
泽泻
Latin Name
Rhizoma Alismatis; Alismatis Rhizoma
English Name
Rhizome of Oriental Waterplantain; Oriental Waterplantian Rhizome
Alias Names
水泻芒芋鹄泻泽芝及泻天鹅蛋天秃禹孙
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Tasteless; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Kidney; Bladder
Part Used
Tuber
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
利水渗湿药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To cause diuresis, and to remove damp-heat. to transform dampness and promote water metabolism.
Indication (主治)
Hyperlipemia, inhibited urination, heat strangury with inhibited pain, edema distention fullness, diarrhea, phlegm-rheum dizziness, emission.
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