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Herbs 2 S.Choi Herbs that Drain Dampness 利水渗濕藥 Dampness Late Summer It easily obstructs qi circulation. Too much moisture, heaviness, turbidity, stagnation Invading muscles, sinews and joints: a feeling heaviness of the limbs, dull ache of the muscles, pain or heaviness with swelling of the joi...
Herbs 2 S.Choi Herbs that Drain Dampness 利水渗濕藥 Dampness Late Summer It easily obstructs qi circulation. Too much moisture, heaviness, turbidity, stagnation Invading muscles, sinews and joints: a feeling heaviness of the limbs, dull ache of the muscles, pain or heaviness with swelling of the joints, especially of the lower part of the body Acute urinary discomfort, acute vaginal discharge, acute skin diseases with vesicles or papules, acute digestive upsets 3 E.g. Herbs that Drain Dampness The main actions are to regulate water and leach out dampness to normalize water circulation and drain dampness. Uses: edema below the waist and in the lower extremities, painful urinary dribbling, jaundice, etc. Fu Ling, Fu Shen, Fu Ling Pi Zhu Ling Di Fu Zi Shi Wei Ze Xie Yi Yi Ren Dong Han Gua Zi Fang Ji Mu Tong Che Qian Zi Hua Shi Tong Cao Bi Xie Dong Kui Zi Deng Xin Cao Qu Mai Bian Xu Yin Chen 7 Fu Ling 茯苓 복령 Poria Fu Ling 茯苓 開胃, 止嘔逆, 善安心神. 主肺痿痰壅. 伐腎邪, 利小便, 下水 腫, 淋結, 止消渴, 療健忘. It improves one's appetite, stops vomiting, and calms the mind. It is usually used to treat phlegm blockage due to lung atrophy. It drives away kidney pathogens and aids in urination. It helps urination disorders due to edema and the strangury disease. It stops wasting-thirst and cures forgetfulness. 9 10 fi 1. De nition - Poria ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Poria/ neutral, sweet, bland/ Heart, Spleen, Kidney/ 9~15g ② Actions Promotes urination and resolves dampness: for urinary dif culty, diarrhea, or edema due to dampness, or scanty urine due to damp-heat Strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the middle Jiao: for abdominal distention, loss of appetite, and diarrhea due to Spleen de ciency with dampness, or palpitations, headache, dizziness, and vomiting due to Spleen de ciency with phlegm Quiets the Heart and calms the shen: for palpitations, insomnia, or poor memory ③ Cautions and Contraindications Cautions: yin de ciency, sunken middle Jiao qi, cold from de ciency with spermatorrhea fi fi fi fi fi 11 fi 2. Properties Fu Shen, 茯神, Poriae Sclerotium Pararadicis Root poria/ neutral, sweet, bland/ Heart, Spleen, Kidney/ 6~15g Quiets the Heart and calms the shen 83 Formulas: Gui Pi Tang, Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin Fu Ling Pi, 茯苓 , Poriae Cutis Poria cutis/ neutral, sweet, bland/ Heart, Spleen, Kidney/ 15~30g Promotes urination and reduces edema 83 Formulas: Wu Pi San 皮 12 Fu Shen 茯神 茯苓, 乃採斫訖多年, 松根之氣所生, 盖其氣味壹鬱未絶, 故 爲是物. 其津氣盛者, 方發泄於外, 結爲茯苓. 雖有津氣而不 甚盛, 止能結伏於本根, 故曰茯神.《本草》 Fu Ling grows on the roots of pine trees that were cut down a long time before. The qi and avour of the root are not broken and become Fu Ling. The uid qi that is exuberant, ows outward, and forms into Fu Ling. Those that have uid qi but are not exuberant enough to ow outward, form to become Fu Shen.《Zhenglei Bencao》 fl fl fl fl fl 13 Fu Ling, Fu Ling Pi, Fu Shen 14 Formulas Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan 3 15 8 3. Shen Ling Bai Zhu San 蔘笭白朮散 삼령백출산 Ginseng, Poria, and White Atractylodes Powder Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Actions Toni es the Spleen and stops diarrhea Resolves dampness Herbs that Tonify Qi Drain Damp Si Jun Zi Tang Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Zhi Gan Cao Fu Ling Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Zhi Gan Cao, Shan Yao, Bai Bian Dou Fu Ling, Yi Yi Ren Etc. Lian Zi, Sha Ren, Jie Geng fi 17 Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan 桂枝茯苓丸 계지복령환 Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan Actions Invigorates the blood and breaks up blood stasis Disperses the formation of abnormal masses in the abdomen Herbs that Release Exterior (Warm) Drain Damp Regulate Blood Tonify Blood Clear Heat (Cool blood) Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan Gui Zhi Fu Ling Tao Ren Bai Shao Mu Dan Pi 19 Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan —————————— Menopause, Uterine broid, Orchitis fi Headache, Dizziness, Shoulder pain, Dysmenorrhea, Cold feet Zhu Ling 猪苓 저령 Polyporus Zhu Ling 猪苓 主腫脹腹滿. 利水道, 治淋. It is mainly used to treat edema and fullness in the stomach. It facilitates urination and cures strangury and malaria. 是楓樹苓. 其皮至黑, 作塊似猪屎, 故以名之. It lives on maple trees. The skin is very dark and forms lumps that look like the feces of a pig. This is why it is called Zhu(Pig) Ling. 除濕, 比諸淡滲藥, 太燥亡津液, 無濕病勿服. 久服傷腎. 《湯液》 It removes dampness, but compared to other drugs that soak out dampness with plain taste, it is so dry that it damages the uid and humor. Therefore, it is not to be used except in the case of dampness disease. It damages the kidneys if it is taken for a long time. 《Tangye Bencao》 fl 24 25 fi 1. De nition - Polyporus ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Polyporus/ neutral, sweet, bland/ Kidney, Bladder/ 6~12g ② Actions Promotes urination and resolves dampness: for edema, painful urinary dribbling, vaginal discharge, and diarrhea due to dampness 26 fi 2. Properties Formulas Zhu Ling Tang 3 27 8 3. Ze Xie 澤瀉 택사 Alismatis Rhizoma Ze Xie 澤瀉 逐膀胱停水, 治五淋, 利膀胱熱, 宣通水道, 通小腸, 止遺瀝. It drives away stagnated water in the bladder. It treats ve types of strangury and removes heat in the bladder. It releases urine and the small intestine. It stops dribbling urination. 除濕之聖藥也. 然能瀉腎, 不可多服久服.《湯液》 It is a sacred medicine for removing dampness. However, since it can purge the kidneys, do not take it in excess, or for a long time. 《Tangye Bencao》 fi 29 30 fi 1. De nition - Alisma rhizome ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Alisma rhizome/ cold, sweet, bland/ Kidney, Bladder/ 4.5~9g ② Actions Promotes urination and resolves dampness: for edema, painful urinary dribbling, diarrhea, or dizziness due to damp-heat Drains damp-heat from the lower burner: for spermatorrhea due to damp-heat ③ Cautions and Contraindications Cautions: sunken middle Jiao qi Overdose can disturb the electrolyte balance. 31 fi 2. Properties Formulas 3 Wu Ling San 8 3. Wu Ling San 五苓散 오령산 Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria Wu Ling San Actions Regulates water circulation and dispels dampness Warms yang and disperses water accumulation Herbs that Drain Damp Warm Interior Tonify Qi Rou Gui Bai Zhu Ze Xie, Wu Ling San Fu Ling, Zhu Ling 34 Wu Ling San ——————— Edema, Oliguria Headache, Dizziness, Thirst, Abdominal pain, Diarrhea 35 Yi Yi Ren 薏苡仁 의이인 Coicis Semen Job’s tear Yi Yi Ren 薏苡仁 主肺痿肺氣吐膿血咳嗽. 又主風濕痺, 筋脈攣急, 乾濕脚氣. 《本草》 It is mostly used to cure vomiting of bloody pus and coughing due to lung atrophy or lung dyspnea. Also, it is used for overstretched muscles due to paralysis caused by wind-dampness and for accidity of the lower limbs due to dryness or dampness. 《Zhenglei Bencao》 fl 37 38 fi 1. De nition - Job's tears ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Job's tears/ cold, sweet, bland/ Spleen, Stomach, Lung/ 9~30g ② Actions Strengthens the Spleen and resolves dampness: for edema, painful heavy legs, painful urinary dribbling, and diarrhea Facilitates the resolution of dampness and eliminates painful obstruction: for wind-damp painful obstruction Clears heat and expels pus: for carbuncles or Lung or Intestinal abscess ③ Cautions and Contraindications Cautions: pregnancy 39 fi 2. Properties Shu Di Huang Yi Yi Ren 40 http://www.chicagofootcareclinic.com/foot-problems/skin-problems/warts/ Common Wart Ho-young Jeong, et al. A Clinical Report of the Effect of Uiin-san on a Wart Patient. J Int Korean Med. 2016;37(5):704-710. Abstract Objective To examine the effectiveness of Uiin-san (薏苡仁散) as a treatment for viral warts. Methods Yi Yi Ren 20g/day A 24-year-old man with warts on the left toe, both ngertips, and face was treated with acupuncture(SP4, PC6, ST43, TE5, CV12, CV4, GV20, LI-4, ST-36, CV24), moxibustion(CV12), and Uiin-san for 35 days. Results After treatment, the viral warts had essentially disappeared. Conclusions We suggest that viral warts can be treated with Uiin-san. fi 43 Mu Tong 木通 목통 Akebiae Caulis Mu Tong 木通 治五淋, 開關格. 又主小便數急痛. Used for the ve strangury diseases and opens the uroschesis and ischuria. Also, mainly used for frequent and suddenly painful urination. fi 46 47 fi 1. De nition - Akebia caulis ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Akebia caulis/ cold, bitter/ Bladder, Heart, Small Intestine/ 3~6g ② Actions Promotes urination for stranguria: for painful urinary dribbling and edema from damp-heat Promotes urination and drains Heart re: for irritability, sores of the mouth or tongue, and scanty urine Promotes lactation and unblocks the vessels: for insuf cient lactation or pain and stiffness of the joints ③ Cautions and Contraindications Cautions: pregnancy fi fi 48 fi 2. Properties Formulas 3 Dao Chi San 8 3. Dao Chi San 導赤散 도적산 Guide Out the Red Powder Dao Chi San Actions Clears the Heart and promotes urination Herbs that Drain Damp Clear Heat Dao Chi San Mu Tong Sheng Di Huang Dan Zhu Ye 51 Qian Shi Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue 錢氏小兒藥證直訣, 1119 Qian’s Key to Diagnosis and Treatment of Children’s Diseases Qian Yi (錢乙) the rst work of pediatrics inspection of child’s face and area around eyes/ a unique diagnostic system for children fi Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (六味地黃丸), Dao Chi San (導赤散) Child’s Heart heat Night crying Bedwetting (Nocturnal enuresis) Irritability, Anxiety ADHD Mouth sores 53 Zhu Sha 朱砂 Cinnabar Mercury poisoning Bing Lang 檳郞 Betel nut Carcinogenic Addictive Ying Su Ke 罌粟殼 Papveris Pericarpium Opium alkaloids Addictive Ma Qian Zi 馬錢子 Strychni Semen Strychnine Guang Fang Ji 廣防己 Aristolochia fangchi Radix Guan Mu Tong 關木通 Aristolochiae manshurensis Caulis Qing Mu Xiang Ma Dou Ling 馬兜鈴 香 Xi Xin 細辛 木 青 [1. TOXICITY] Aristolochiae debilis Radix Aristolochiae Fructus Asarum, Chinese wild ginger Aristolochic acid Carcinogenic Nephrotoxic Aristolochic Acids Plants containing aristolochic acids are used to treat arthritis, gout, and in ammation. These products have not been approved by FDA and are often marketed as dietary supplements. Cancers of the upper urinary tract and bladder have been reported among individuals who had kidney damage caused by the consumption of herbal products containing aristolochic acids. National Cancer Institute fl 55 4.Herbs that Drain Dampness Tong Cao Mu Tong Tetrapanacis Medulla Akebiae Caulis Guan Mu Tong Aristolochiae manshurensis Caulis 56 Che Qian Zi 車前子 차전자 Plantaginis Semen Psyllium Che Qian Zi 車前子 主氣癃, 通五淋, 利水道, 通小便淋澁. 明目, 能去肝中風熱, 毒風衝眼.《本草》 Mostly used for strangury due to disorders of qi and ve types of strangury. It eases the release of urine and ends dribbling urination. It strengthens the eyes and removes redness and pain in the eyes due to liver wind heat and pathogenic wind.《Zhenglei Bencao》 58 59 fi 1. De nition - Plantago seeds ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage/ Making decoction Plantago seeds/ cold, sweet/ Bladder, Kidney, Liver, Lung/ 9~15g/ Decocted in gauze ② Actions Promotes urination and clears damp-heat: for edema, painful urinary dribbling, chronic vaginal discharge, or diarrhea due to damp-heat Calms the Liver and improves vision: for dry eyes or red, painful, swollen eyes Dispels phlegm and relieves cough: for cough with yellow sputum due to Lung heat ③ Cautions and Contraindications Cautions: loss of essence from Kidney de ciency, pregnancy fi 60 fi 2. Properties Three special ways during decoction process Methods Purposes Herbs Decocted rst (boil before adding other herbs) Boiling for 30~60 minutes before adding other herbs - To reduce toxicity - To extract better Long Gu, Mu Li, Shi Jue Ming, Gui Ban, Bie Jia, Fu Zi, Chuan Wu Decocted in gauze Wrapped in a gauze before boiling - Not to stimulate the throat or digestive tract or not to bother decocting with viscosity Xin Yi, Che Qian Zi, Xuan Fu Hua, Chi Shi Zhi, Pu Huang, Hua Shi, Added to the decoction 5~10 minutes Added near end before the end - Not to lose the active ingredients of decoction - To get a stronger e ect Zi Su Ye, Jing Jie, Bo He, Qing Hao, Da Huang, Xing Ren, Huo Xiang, Mu Xiang, Sha Ren, Bai Dou Kou, Cao Dou Kou, Chen Xiang, Gou Teng, Rou Gui, Fan Xie Ye ff fi 61 Decocted in gauze Wrapped in a gauze before boiling Not to stimulate the throat or digestive tract or not to bother decocting with viscosity Xuan Fu Hua, Xin Yi, Che Qian Zi 62 Hua Shi 滑石 활석 Talcum Hua Shi 滑石 主能利竅, 以通水道. 爲至燥之劑. 《湯液》 Opens the ori ces to ease urination. It is a very dry medicine. 《Tangye Bencao》 利小便, 治淋澁, 多單使滑石, 卽益元散是也. 《本草》 Eases urination. To treat strangury, using only Hua Shi is frequently prescribed.《Zhenglei Bencao》 fi 64 65 fi 1. De nition - Talcum ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage/ Making decoction Talcum/ cold, sweet, bland/ Stomach, Bladder/ 9~15g/ Decocted in gauze ② Actions Clears heat and resolves dampness: for painful urinary dribbling, scanty urine, feeling heavy, thirst, or diarrhea due to damp-heat Clears Summer heat: for fever, urinary dif culty, irritability, and thirst due to Summer heat ③ Cautions and Contraindications Contraindications: weak Spleen qi, loss of essence from Kidney de ciency, injury to the uids from heat disorders Cautions: pregnancy fi fi 66 fi 2 fl. Properties Aqeous Trituration: Hua Shi To reduce toxicity with soaking in cool water repeatedly 67 Deng Xin Cao 燈心草 등심초 Junci Medulla Deng Xin Cao 燈心草 主五淋, 能利水道. 《本草》 Mainly used for the ve stranguries and eases urination. 《Zhenglei Bencao》 此今人織席者, 折取中心穰用. 《本草》 These days, people split this plant and use the inside to weave mats. 《Zhenglei Bencao》 fi 69 70 fi 1. De nition - Juncus pith ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Juncus pith/ cold, sweet, bland/ Heart, Lung, Small Intestine/ 1.5~4.5g ② Actions Promotes urination for stranguria: for painful urinary dribbling Clears Heart re: for insomnia with scanty urine and irritability (commonly used for children) fi 71 fi 2. Properties Qu Mai 瞿麥 구맥 Dianthi Herba Qu Mai 瞿麥 逐膀胱邪逆, 通小便. 《本草》 It drives out pathological qi from the bladder and facilitates urination. 《Zhenglei Bencao》 73 74 fi 1. De nition - Dianthus ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Dianthus/ cold, bitter/ Bladder, Heart, Small Intestine/ 9~15g ② Actions Promotes urination for stranguria: for painful urinary dribbling, especially bloody Breaks up blood stasis and promotes menstruation: used as an auxiliary herb for amenorrhea due to blood stasis ③ Cautions and Contraindications Contraindications: pregnancy 75 fi 2. Properties Formulas Ba Zheng San 3 76 8 3. Ba Zheng San 八正散 팔정산 fi Eight-Herb Powder for Recti cation Ba Zheng San Actions Clears heat and sedates re Regulates water circulation and relieves dysuria Herbs that Drain Damp Downward Drain Regulate Qi Tonify Ba Zheng San Qu Mai, Bian Xu, Mu Tong, Hua Shi, Deng Xin Cao, Che Qian Zi Da Huang Zhi Zi Gan Cao fi 78 Bian Xu 萹蓄 편축 Polygoni avicularis Herba Bian Xu 萹蓄 主大小便不通. This is mainly used for dif culties in defecation and urination. fi 80 81 fi 1. De nition - Knotgrass ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Knotgrass/ cold, bitter/ Bladder/ 9~15g ② Actions Promotes urination for stranguria: for painful urinary dribbling Kills parasites and stops itching: for damp skin lesions with itching, or intestinal parasites 82 fi 2. Properties Formulas Ba Zheng San 3 83 8 3. Yin Chen 茵蔯 인진 Artemisiae scopariae Herba Yin Chen 茵蔯 主熱結黃疸, 通身發黃, 小便不利. It treats a yellow skin tone caused by bound heat induced jaundice and dif cult urination. fi 85 86 fi 1. De nition - Virgate wormwood ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Virgate wormwood/ cold, bitter/ Liver, Spleen, Gallbladder, Stomach/ 9~30g ② Actions Dispels damp-heat and reduces jaundice: for jaundice with fever, urinary dysfunction, and constipation Clears heat and resolves dampness: for damp skin lesions, particularly the lower parts of the body 87 fi 2. Properties Herbs that Regulate the Blood Ai Ye 艾葉 애엽 Artemisiae argyi Folium Mugwort Herbs that Clear Heat Qing Hao 靑蒿 청호 Artemisiae annuae Herba Di Fu Zi 地膚子 지부자 Kochiae Fructus Di Fu Zi 地膚子 主膀胱熱. 利小便. Mostly used for bladder heat. It eases the urination. 91 92 fi 1. De nition - Kochia fruit ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Kochia fruit/ cold, sweet, bitter/ Bladder/ 9~15g ② Actions Promotes urination for stranguria: for painful urinary dribbling Dispels dampness and stops itching: for damp skin lesions with itching (internally and topically) 93 fi 2. Properties Shi Wei 石韋 석위 Pyrrosiae Folium Shi Wei 石韋 治五淋, 胞囊結熱不通, 膀胱熱滿, 淋瀝遺尿, 利小便水道. It cures the ve stranguries, blockage of urination caused by bound heat in the urinary bladder, heat and fullness in the bladder, strangury, and enuresis. It facilitates urination. fi 95 96 fi 1. De nition - Pyrrosia leaf ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Pyrrosia leaf/ cold, bitter, sweet/ Bladder, Lung/ 6~9g ② Actions Promotes urination for stranguria: for painful urinary dribbling Clears heat and stops bleeding: for vomiting blood, uterine bleeding, and painful bloody urinary dribbling Dispels phlegm and relieves cough: for coughs and wheezing 97 fi 2. Properties Dong Gua Zi 冬瓜子 동과자 Benincasae Semen 99 fi 1. De nition - Winter melon seeds ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Winter melon seeds/ cold, sweet/ Stomach, Small Intestine, Lung, Large Intestine/ 9~15g ② Actions Clears heat, dispels phlegm, and expels pus: for Lung or Intestinal abscess Clears heat and resolves dampness: for vaginal discharge due to damp-heat 100 fi 2. Properties Han(Fen) Fang Ji 漢防己(粉防己) 한(분)방기 Stephaniae tetrandrae Radix Fang Ji 防己 利大小便, 療水腫風腫脚氣. 去膀胱熱, 散癰腫. It helps in the discharge of feces and urine, and cures edema, wind furuncle, and beriberi. It removes heat in the bladder and cures abscesses. 102 103 fi 1. De nition - Stephania root ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Stephania root/ cold, bitter, acrid/ Spleen, Bladder, Kidney/ 4.5~9g ② Actions Promotes urination and reduces edema: for edema (especially in the lower body), painful heavy legs, or abdominal distention due to dampness Dispels wind-dampness and relieves pain: for fever and red, swollen, and painful joints due to wind-damp-heat ③ Cautions and Contraindications Cautions: Spleen and Stomach de ciency, yin de ciency Overdose (over 30g): vomiting, tremor, ataxia fi fi 104 fi 2. Properties Guang Fang Ji - Belgium In the early 1990s, a weight loss clinic in Belgium treated women with a slimming preparation that contained a blend of pharmaceuticals and herbs: fen uramine, diethylpropion, cascara powder, belladonna extract, acetazolamide, "Fang Ji" and Hou Po. 33 cases of nephropathy were reported initially. To date, more than 100 cases of nephropathy have been reported. fl 105 They proposed the cause… The substitution of Guang Fang Ji for Fen Fang Ji. The concurrent use of Guang Fang Ji with another potential nephrotoxin, acetazolamide. The use of Guang Fang Ji in powder (uncooked) instead of decoction (cooked). Decoction is believed to be a much safer because the concentration of aristolochic acid is much lower in decoction, since it has low water solubility. 106 Guang Fang Ji vs Fen Fang Ji 107 Aristolochic acid Guang Fang Ji 廣防己 Aristolochia fangchi Radix Guan Mu Tong 關木通 Aristolochiae manshurensis Caulis Qing Mu Xiang Aristolochiae debilis Radix Carcinogenic Nephrotoxic Ma Dou Ling 馬兜鈴 Asarum, Chinese wild ginger 香 木 青 Xi Xin 細辛 Aristochiae Fructus Aristolochic Acids Plants containing aristolochic acids are used to treat arthritis, gout, and in ammation. These products have not been approved by FDA and are often marketed as dietary supplements. Cancers of the upper urinary tract and bladder have been reported among individuals who had kidney damage caused by the consumption of herbal products containing aristolochic acids. National Cancer Institute fl 109 Tong Cao 通草 통초 Tetrapanacis Medulla 111 fi 1. De nition - Tetrapanax ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Tetrapanax/ cold, sweet, bland/ Lung, Stomach/ 2~4.5g ② Actions Promotes urination and clears heat: for painful urinary dribbling, edema, and headache due to damp-heat Promotes lactation: for insuf cient lactation ③ Cautions and Contraindications Overdose can cause nausea, vomiting, and epigastric pain. fi 112 fi 2. Properties Bi Xie 萆薢 비해 Dioscoreae hypoglaucae Rhizoma Bi Xie 萆薢 主風濕周痺, 惡瘡不瘳, 冷風㿏痺, 腰脚不遂, 䐴腰痛. 療陽痿 失尿. It cures numbness of the entire body caused by wind dampness, unhealed malignant sores, numbness caused by cold wind, dif culties in using the waist and the legs, and lumbago. It also cures impotency and urinary incontinence. fi 114 Images from https://m.blog.naver.com/dongmu61/30183221231 115 fi 1. De nition - Fish-poison yam rhizome ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Fish-poison yam rhizome/ neutral, bitter/ Bladder, Liver, Stomach/ 9~15g ② Actions Separates the pure from the turbid (in the lower Jiao): for urinary frequency, cloudy urine, and vaginal discharge due to de ciency or damp-heat Dispels wind-dampness and unblocks the channels: for wind-dampness or damp-heat painful obstruction Clears damp-heat from the skin: for damp-heat skin lesions fi 116 fi 2. Properties Dong Kui Zi 冬葵子 동규자 Malvae Semen Dong Kui Zi 冬葵子 治五淋, 利小便. 除婦人乳難內閉. It cures the ve strangury and enables smooth urination. It also promotes lactation. fi 121 Dong Kui Guo Malvae Fructus Mallow fruit 122 fi 1. De nition - Mallow seed(fruit) ① De nition/ Temperature and Taste/ Channels entered/ Dosage Mallow fruit/ cold, sweet/ Bladder, Large Intestine, Small Intestine/ 3~9g ② Actions Promotes urination for stranguria: for painful urinary dribbling with constipation Promotes lactation: for insuf cient lactation, or painful swollen breasts Moistens the Intestines to relieve constipation: for constipation due to insuf cient uids in the Intestines ③ Cautions and Contraindications Cautions: loose stools from Spleen de ciency, pregnancy fi fi 123 fi 2 fl. Properties References Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica. Bensky, Clavey & Stoger. Eastland Press, 2004. 본초감별도감 1-3권. 한국 한의학 연구원. 2018. https://herba.kr:5022/boncho/?m=dogam&v=3 한의학고전DB-동의보감 https://mediclassics.kr/books/8/volume/1 본초학 강의. 경희대 한의과대학. 김호철. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology. John Chen, et al. Art of Medicine Press, 2004. Traditional Medicinal Herbology, second edition (Lecture notes). Seung Choi. Amazon.com, 2021. 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