Definition:
In the Chinese Herbal Materia Medica, Ze Xie belongs to category of herbs that drain dampness.
Taste: sweet, bland
Temperature: cold
Channels Entered: Kidney, Bladder
Actions:
(1) Promotes urination, leaches out dampness.
(2) Clears & settles disturbed ministerial fire of the Kidneys.
Also Known As:
Common Name: Water Plantain Rhizome
Pharmaceutical: Rhizoma Alismatis Orietalitis
Botanical: Alisma
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