Key Characteristics: reduces phlegm ad softens areas of hardness, promotes urination, eliminates edema
Properties:
salty, cold
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Kidney, Liver, Stomach
Actions:
- reduces phlegm and softens areas of hardness
- for various kinds of nodules in the neck , sensation of fullness and obstruction in the chest by phlegm
- promotes urination and reduces swelling, as an adjunctive herb for edema and leg qi