Hai Zao
| Hai Zao in TCM:Explore the properties of Hai Zao according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: sargassum, seaweed
Pharmacuetical Name: Sargassum
Properties: bitter, salty, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: KD, LV
Flavors: bitter, salty
Special Properties:
resolves water accumulations, resolves phlegm
Actions / Indications:
- Dissolves phlegm; softens hardness (scrofula,
goiter, nodules; pain with hernia disorder
- especially testicles)
- Promotes urination; reduces edema (leg qi, edema,
but a mild effect so combine it with diuretics likeZe Xie, Zhu Ling, and Che
Qian Zi)
Special Notes:
- (cc: incompatible with gan cao)
- Hai Zao with Kun Bu
is beneficial for treating both hyperthyroid and hypothryoid conditions.
Contraindications:
- (cc: cold from SP deficiency)
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