Key Characteristics: softens areas of hardnesss, clears damp-heat, reduces edema
Properties:
bitter, salty, cold
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Liver, Lungs, Stomach
Actions:
- clears heat and reduces phlegm nodules, for neck and nodules like goiter and scrofula
- promotes urination and reduces edema, an adjunctive herb for edema due to leg qi or floating edema
- pain with hernial disorder