Key Characteristics: silica, starch, diaphoretic, diuretic, alterative, hemostatic anti-inflammatory
Properties:
Sweet, bitter, cool
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Lungs, Liver, Gallbladder
Actions:
- promotes urination, general detoxification, promotes healing bones; astringent for diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhage
- externally as a poultice for hemorrhoids and anal fistula, eyewash for conjunctivitis.