Hu Lu [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 22, 2008 - 11:54 PM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Drain Dampness [2]

1 TASTE
Sweet and neutral


2 MERIDIANS
Lung and small intestine


3 FUNCTIONS
To promote water metabolism and reduce edema


4 INDICATIONS
Edema. Calabash gourd (Hu Lu [3]) is used with herbs which promote water metabolism, such as benincasa peel (Dong Gua Pi [4]).


5 DOSAGE
15-30g


Hu Lu

Image of herb: Hu Lu [5]

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