Key Characteristics: expels wind, stops itching, promotes urination
Properties:
Bitter, Cold
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Bladder, Heart, Liver, Large Intestine, Stomach, Small Intestine
Actions:
- clears heat and dampness: for damp heat in the lower burner leading to jaundice, dysenteric disorder, vaginal discharge and sores
- disperses wind and kills parasites and stops itching: for damp skin lesions or infestations with chronic itching and bleeding; genital itching and vaginal discharge used topically and internally
- clears hear and promotes urination: for such disorders as damp heat in the small intestine, painful urinary dribbling, and hot edema