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Pin Yin: qu mai
Common name: dianthus
Botanical family: Caryophyllaceae
Botanical name: 1, Dianthus chinensis L.; 2, D. superbus L.
Primary action: Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Secondary actions:
Clear Heat, Dry Dampness;
Quicken Blood, Transform Stasis;
Drain-Attack
Temperature: cold
Taste: bitter
Entering Channel: Ht, Kd, SI, UB
Actions:
Clears Damp Heat and promotes urination; used for Hot, Blood, and
or gravely Urination (stone strangury).
Breaks Blood Stasis amenorrhea.
Promotes bowel movement.
(See
Damp Heat of Bladder
;
Blood Heat
;
Blood Stasis
.)
Indications: red eyes, menstrual block, strangury
Dosage:
1-4 qian.
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