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Pin Yin:
gan sui
Botanical family: Euphorbiaceae
Botanical name: Euphorbia kansui Liou
Primary action: Harsh expellants
Secondary actions:
Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Temperature: cold
Taste: bitter, toxic
Entering Channel: Lu, Sp, Kd
Actions:
Expels water by violently inducing watery diarrhea; used for Congested
Fluids and accumulation of fluids in the chest and abdomen, and for generalized
edema.
Used topically, clears Heat and reduces swelling; used for swollen, nodular,
and painful Damp Heat skin lesions.
(See
Interior Dampness
.)
Dosage:
0.5-1 qian in decoctions; 0.1-0.3 qian if taken orally as powder.
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