Class: Eliminate Dampness
Subclass: Diuretic
Actions:
Disperses Dampness from the Spleen
Diuretic
Harmonizes Stomach-Qi and Spleen-Qi
Indications:
Accumulated Dampness in the Spleen and Stomach.
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Ascites
Distension of the epigastrium
Enteritis
Fullness of the abdomen
Oedema
Oliguria
Pain of the epigastrium
Watery diarrhea
Hydrocele
Nervous gastritis
Oedema of eyelids
Oedema of face
Poor appetite
Sensation of heaviness of the head
Sensation of heavy body
Big tongue with a Greasy-White coating
Slippery pulse (Hua); Soft pulse (Ru)
Contraindications:
Deficiency conditions.