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Oriental Water Plantain Rhizome (Rhizoma Alismatis)

Location found

Fujian and Sichuan provinces, China

Flavor & Property

Sweet and tasteless; cold

Effects

Induces diuresis

Use

Dysuria, edema, diarrhea, phlegm retention

* used with poria and umbellate pore-fungus

Vertigo

* used with white atractylodes rhizome

Dosage & Administration

5-10g (boiled in water for oral use)

Note: It is important to be evaluated by a health professional before taking this drug.

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