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Broom cypress fruit (Difuzi)
Pharmaceutical Name : Fructus kochiae
Botanical Name: Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.
Common Name: Kochia fruit, Broom cypress
fruit
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: When the fruit ripens in autumn,
it is gathered and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Bitter and cold
Meridian : Urinary bladder
Functions : 1. To clear heat and transform
dampness; 2. To stop itching
Indications & Combinations:
1. Damp-heat in the urinary bladder manifested
as dysuria, painful urination, frequent urination
and urgency of micturition. Broom cypress
fruit (Difuzi) is used with herbs that clear
heat and promote urination, including Talc
(Huashi) and Plantain seed (Cheqianzi).
2. Eczema and scabies. Broom cypress fruit
(Difuzi) is used with Phellodendron bark (Huangbai),
Flavescent sophora root (Kushen) and Dittany
bark (Baixianpi).
Dosage: 10-15 g |
