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Promotes urination

Water accumulating internally while Heat has already begun to injure fluids, so draining alone would harm Yin further Difficult, scanty or painful urination, dribbling, with fever Oedema, with distension and pain of the lower abdomen Cough, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhoea when fluid metabolism is disturbed along with these signs Damp-Heat diarrhoea in infants, with dry skin and sunken eyes

Clears Heat and stops bleeding

Heat stagnating together with retained water; Shao Yin Heat or Yang Ming patterns Hot, bloody painful urination (Blood Lin), with blood in the urine when Heat damages the vessels

Nourishes Yin

Marked thirst with wish to drink that persists despite drinking Heat disturbing the upper body: poor sleep, anxiety, irritability and restlessness Fever that is worse at night; painful urination with Yin deficiency Tongue red or dark red and dry, with a thin yellow coat, a dry yellow coat or none; pulse thin and rapid, or forceful and rapid

Modern uses

Urinary tract infection Lower urinary tract infection Cystitis Interstitial cystitis Urethritis Pyelitis Pyelonephritis Nephritis Glomerulonephritis Acute glomerulonephritis Degenerative nephritis Kidney failure Renal calculus Urolithiasis Cystolithiasis Hydronephrosis Hematuria Oliguria Uroschesis Galacturia Prostatitis Benign prostatic hypertrophy Hydrocele Gonorrhea Oedema Cardiogenic oedema Ascites Bleeding from liver cirrhosis Hemorrhagic shock Uterine bleeding Thrombocytic purpura Enteritis Acute gastroenteritis Chronic gastritis Colitis Ulcerative colitis Jaundice Nausea and vomiting Abdominal fullness and distension Upper respiratory infections Cough Fever Insomnia Anxiety Palpitations Epilepsy Perimenopausal syndrome Eczema Dry skin zhu ling fu ling ze xie hua shi e jiao