Nature: sweet, bland, slightly cold
Enters: Stomach, Lung
Actions: Clears heat and mildly drains dampness by promoting urination; promotes lactation; conducts Lung heat out through the bladder.
Indications:
• Damp-heat or damp warm-febrile disease affecting the lower Jiao: scanty, painful urination. Usually prescribed as an assistant or envoy.
• Insufficient or absent lactation.
Dose: 3-6g