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Ze Xie #1237

Pin Ying Name: Ze Xie

Chinese Name: 澤瀉

English Name: Asian Water Plantain

Latin Name: Alismatis, Rhizoma

Herbs that Drain Dampness (Diuretics)
Category
Properties
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Sweet
Bland
Cold
Kidney
Bladder
4.5-16g
Actions & Indications
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage

Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness

  • Stagnation due to Dampness with urinary difficulty, painful urinary dysfunction, diarrhea and dizziness
  • Especially useful for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao

Settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao

  • Spermatorrhea due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao disturbing the ministerial Fire of the Kidneys

Drains Kidney Fire

  • Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising
Contraindications
  • Use caution for those with Spleen Qi Sinking.
  • Use caution for those with spermatorrhea or vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yang Deficiency or Damp-Cold.