Hai Zao
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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Bitter , Salty		Dosage: 6-15g

	Cautions: None noted		Meridians: Lung , Liver , Kidney , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Good quality - clean, thick, and regular formed thallus, without foreign matter
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (2) hǎi zǎo yù hú tāng (Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask) jú hé wán (Tangerine Seed Pill )

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Herba Sargassii

Botanical: Sargassum Pallidum C.ag., Sargassum Fusiforme Setch.

Japanese: kaisō

Korean: haejo

Common: sargassum, seaweed

Temperature: Cold

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Reduces Phlegm nodules add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Treats hernia pain add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Neck nodules add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Bulging disorders especially those involving the scrotum and testicles add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Edema due to leg qi (adjunct) add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Floating edema (adjunct) add comment

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