Water chestnut Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch.
Not yet categorizedCold
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Traditional recorded function
Clear lung heat, generate fluids and moisten the lungs, Resolve Phlegm and free the intestines, treat strangury and promote urination, disperse abscesses and resolve toxin, cool the blood and resolve dampness, promote digestion and relieve distension
Febrile disease with wasting-thirst, jaundice, red eyes, swollen and painful throat, red, hot, and scanty urine, externally contracted wind-heat, mass accumulation, and other disorders.
Nature & taste
SweetCold
Meridians entered
Lung
Botanical source
Accepted nameEleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch.
FamilyCyperaceae
Herbal properties
ColdMoistening
Found in these formulas
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