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🌿 Herb

Kelp Or Tangle; Kelp; Tangle

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🌿 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
TCMID
2156
TCMSP
232
TCM-ID
1226
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (31 fields)
name
Kelp Or Tangle; Kelp; Tangle
chinese name
昆布
pinyin name
Kun Bu
latin name
Laminariae Thallus Eckloniae Thallus; Thallus Laminariae; Thallus Eckloniae
english name
Kelp Or Tangle; Kelp; Tangle
properties english
Salty; Cold
meridians english
Liver; Stomach; Kidney
use part
Dried thallus
symmap herb id
232
tcmid id
2156
tcmsp id
232
herb id str
HERB003210
function text
To eliminate phlegm, soften hard masses and dissolve lumps, and to cause diuresis.
indication
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.
therapeutic en class
Phlegresolving Medicine
therapeutic cn class
化痰药
tcm id id
1226
alias name
纶布; 海昆布
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