Key Characteristics: expels dampness, especially from lower burner, by separating the pure from the turbid
Properties:
bitter, neutral
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Upper Burner, Large Intestine, Stomach
Actions:
- resolves turbid dampness from lower burner, cloudy urine or vaginal discharge
- expels wind dampness, relaxes the sinews, for wind dampness or damp heat painful obstruction with lower back pain, numbness or stiffness of lower extremities or muscle ache
- clears damp heat from skin, eczema or pustular sores.