Shi Wei (Pyrrosia Leaf)
Latin Name: Folium Pyrrosiae
Properties: bitter, sweet, slightly cold
Actions: clears damp heat, reduces edema, promotes urination, clears lungs, stops cough, expels phlegm, stops bleeding
Medical Indications: painful, burning urination with and without stones, or blood, edema, hematemesis, hypermenorrhea, epistaxis, bloody urine, chronic bronchitis, asthma, acute inflammation of kidneys
Contraindications: none
Caution: to be used with caution during pregnancy, to be used with caution in absence of damp heat
Dosage: 3 to 9 grams
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