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Eucheuma Gelatina
Agar seaweed
石花菜 〔石花菜〕 shí huā cài
Alternate English names: gelatinous eucheuma
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in unofficial sources: Eucheuma gelatinae (Esp.) J. Ag.
Use: Medicinal
Properties: Sweet and salty; cold.
Channel entry: Liver, lung, spleen, large intestine, and stomach channels.✽
Actions and indications: Eliminates floating heat in the upper burner; clears pulmonary phlegm-heat; abducts large intestinal and yīn vacuity damp-heat.* Treats hemorrhoids when taken over a long period.*
Warnings: Use with care in spleen-kidney vacuity cold.
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