Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/hai-zao/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/hai-zao/">Bencao Index</a> hai zao 海藻 Sargassum Sargassum kaiso haejo Cool & Transform Phlegm Heat Lung Stomach Kidney Liver

Transforms Phlegm, softens hardness and dissipates nodules

Phlegm nodules of the neck such as goiter, scrofula and tumors Swellings of the neck and lymph nodes, typically with Kun Bu and other herbs that resolve Phlegm and soften hardness Abdominal masses and carbuncles Bulging disorders, above all of the scrotum and testes

Promotes urination and reduces edema

Floating edema, or edema from leg Qi Orchitis