Shang Lu
Radix Phytolaccae商陆
- Nature
- Cold
- Flavours
- Acrid/Pungent, Bitter, Sour
- Meridians
- Kidney, Large Intestine, Lung, Spleen
- Class
- Downward-Draining (Purgative) Medicinals (Xie Xia Yao)Drastic [Purging] Water-Expelling Medicinals (Jun Xia Zhu Shui Yao)
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Purges the Water (drastic action)
- Favors the feces
- Favors Water elimination (diuresis)
- Disperses swellings (edemas)
- Resolves Phlegm (Tan)
- Stops cough
- Eliminates toxins (topic use)
Food incompatibilities
- Toxique