Medicinals
dì fū zǐ / 地肤子 / 地膚子 / kochia [fruit];
Latin pharmacognostic name: Kochiae Fructus
Alternate English names: summer cypress fruit; burning bush fruit
Alternate Chinese names:
Origin: Plant
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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