diuresis and dampness medicine
Drugs whose main functions are to unblock water channels and seep out water and dampness, and are often used to treat the syndrome of internal water-dampness, are called medicines for diluting water and expelling dampness.
This type of medicine tastes mostly sweet and bland or bitter, and is mainly directed to the bladder, small intestine, kidney, and spleen meridians. Its effects tend to be downward. The bland ones can penetrate and benefit, while the bitter ones can reduce diarrhea. This type of medicine has the effects of diuresis and swelling, diuresis and stranguria, diuresis and jaundice reduction.
The diuretic and dampness-removing medicines are mainly used to treat various diseases caused by water-dampness such as edema, difficulty in urination, diarrhea, phlegm, stranguria, jaundice, eczema, vaginal discharge, dampness and warmth. When using diuretic and dampness-removing drugs, the corresponding drugs must be selected according to different disease syndromes, and the appropriate combinations must be made.
Drugs for promoting diuresis and expelling dampness are easy to consume and damage body fluid. They should be used with caution or should not be used for patients with yin deficiency, less fluid, kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission and enuresis. Some drugs have strong tonic effects and should be used with caution by pregnant women.
According to the differences in properties, efficacy and indications of diuretic and dampness-reducing medicines, they are divided into three categories: diuretic and swelling medicines, diuretic and strangury medicines, and dampness-reducing jaundice medicines.
Diuretic and swelling medicine
This kind of medicine is sweet and bland or slightly cold in nature and taste, and can excrete water and dampness after taking the medicine. It is used for edema, dysuria, diarrhea, and phlegm retention caused by water-damp internal stagnation. In clinical practice, appropriate combinations should be selected according to the etiology and pathogenesis of different syndromes.
gourd
It was first recorded in "Rihuazi Materia Medica".
This product is the dried peel of the Cucurbitaceae plant. Slight gas, slightly sweet taste. The ones that are soft and light are better. raw use.
[Medical properties] Sweet, flat. Return lung, kidney channel.
[Efficacy] Diuresis and swelling.
【application】
1. Fullness of edema
This product has a light taste and is effective in reducing swelling with water. For facial edema, abdominal edema, dysuria syndrome.
2. Drenching syndrome
This product promotes water and relieves stranguria. For hot drench; blood drench.
In addition, gourd can also promote dampness and reduce jaundice, and it can be used to treat damp-heat jaundice.
[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 15~30g.
