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Alternate English names: sargasso gulfweed

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Sargassum fusiforme (Harv.) Setch.; Sargassum pallidum (Turn.) C. Ag. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Sargassum fusiforme (Harv.) Setch.*; Sargassum pallidum (Turn.) C. Ag.*; Sargassum tortile C. Ag.; Sargassum kjellmanianum Yendo; Sargassum thunbergii (Mert.) O. Ktze.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Phlegm-transforming cough-relieving panting-calming agents / Phlegm-transforming agents

Properties: Salty; cold.

Channel entry: Liver and kidney channels.

Actions and indications:

• Disperses phlegm and softens hardness: Goiter; scrofula; painful swollen testicles.
• Disinhibits water and disperses swelling: Leg qì (jiǎo qì) with puffy swelling; water swelling.

Dosage and method: Oral: 10–15g in decoctions; also used in powders and pills.

Warnings: Hǎi zǎo is traditionally said to clash with gān cǎo (Glycyrrhizae Radix).

Quality: Large, neat pieces without foreign matter are best.

Production area: Shāndōng, Guǎngdōng, Fújiàn.

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