sweet, bland, neutral, Ht, Sp, Kd, Lu promote urination, eliminate water and damp, and reduce edema, strengthen SP, harmonize MJ, transform phlegm, quiet Ht and calm shen, also used for jaundice and Lin syndrome due to damp heat

Fu Ling Pi-diuretic

Fu shen- calm shen

sweet, bland, sl cold, Lu, Sp, St, Kd

promote urination, eliminate water and damp, reduce edema, strengthen Sp, clear Heat, expel pus, expel WD for Bi-syndrome for Lu and intestinal abscess

use w/ caution during pregnancy

sweet, bland, sl cool, Sp, Kd, Ub

promote urination (stronger than Fu Ling), eliminate water and damp, reduce edema, promote urine and leech out dampness, for lin syndrome due to damp heat

sweet, bland, cold, Kd, Ub

promote urination, eliminate water and damp and reduce edema, settle ministerial fire in Kd, drain DH from LJ, also used for dizziness and vertigo

sweet, bland, sl cold, Ht, Lu, Si

clears heat, promote urination, relieve Lin syndrome, drain heat via Si, clear Ht heat and eliminates irritibility, and direct fire downward and expel through urine, also for night crying of babies

bitter, sl cold, Ub, Ht, Si

clears heat, promote urination, relieve Lin syndrome, drain Ht heat via Si, unblock blood stasis, promote lactation, also for damp heat Bi syndrome and amenorrhea due to blood stasis

CI during pregnancy. should not overdose

sweet, cold, Ub, Li, Si

promote urination, relieve Lin syndrome Dong Gui Guo- benefits breasts, moisten intestines, promote lactation

CI in cases of diarrhea due to Sp xu, use with caution due to pregnancy

bitter, cold, Ub, Ht, Si

promote urination, clears heat, relieve Lin syndrome, invigorate the blood and unblock blood stasis,

CI during pregnancy

bitter, sl cold, Ub

promote urination, clears heat, relieve Lin syndrome, expel parasites, stop itching

bitter, sweet, sl cold, Ub, Lu

promote urination, relieve Lin syndrome, clear heat and stop bleeding, expel phlegm,clear Lu heat and stop cough and wheezing with copious sputum

sweet, bitter, cold, Ub, Kd

promote urination, relieve Lin syndrome, expel damp and treat skin disorders such as eczema and also stops itching (vaginal itching)

bitter, neutral, Ub, Lv, St

promote urination, relieve Lin syndrome, separate pure from turbid for Gao Lin, expel WD and unblock channels, clear DH from the skin

CI in spermatorrhea due to Kd Yin xu