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Latin pharmacognostic name: Kochiae Fructus

Alternate English names: summer cypress fruit burning bush fruit

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.*; Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. f. trichophila Schinz et Thell; Kochia sieversiana (Pall.) C.A. Mey.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Water-disinhibiting dampness-percolating agents / Urine-disinhibiting strangury-freeing agents

Properties: Bitter; cold.

Channel entry: Bladder and kidney channels.

Indications:

• Clears heat and disinhibits dampness: Damp-heat strangury patterns.
• Relieves itching: Patterns of generalized itching, wind papules (rubella, German measles), and damp sores.

Dosage & Method: Oral: 10–15g in decoctions; also used as a wash.

Quality: Plump grayish-green fruits without stalks and foreign matter are the best.

Product Area: Héběi, Jiāngsū, Fújiàn.

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