Ze Xie
澤瀉 zé xiè, "marsh drain"

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Drain Dampness (Diuretics)

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	Tastes: Sweet , Bland		Dosage: 4.5-9g

	Cautions: Use with caution in those with sunken middle burner qi		Meridians: Urinary Bladder , Kidney
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Good quality - large heavy rhizomes with a solid texture. The surface should be yellowish white with the hairy roots and course outer skin removed. The cross section should be light yellow and powdery.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (32) dū qì wān (Capital Qi Pill) li shī qīng shǔ yì qì tāng (Master Li's Decoction to clear Summerheat and Augment the Qi) bā wèi dì huáng wán (Eight-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) bā xīan cháng shōu wán (Eight Immortal Pill for Longevity) chú shī weì líng tāng (Eliminate Dampness Decoction by Combining Calm the Stomach and Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) chūn zé tāng (Spring Pond Decoction) dāng guī sháo yào sǎn (Tangkuei and Peony Powder) ěr lóng zǔo cí wán (Pill for Deafness that is Kind to the Left (Kidney)) fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Decoction) guì líng gān lù yǐn (Cinnamon and Poria Sweet Dew Decoction) huò pò xià líng tāng (Agastache, Magnolia Bark, Pinellia and Poria Decoction) jì chuān jiān (Benefit the River (Flow) Decoction) jì shēng shèn qì wán (Kidney Qi Pill from Formulas to Aid the Living) jīa wèi lìu wèi dì huáng wán (Augmented Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) jiā wèi wǔ lín sǎn (Augmented Five-Ingredient Powder for Painful Urinary Dysfunction) jīn guì shèn qì wán (Kd Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet) lìu wèi dì huáng wán (Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) lóng dǎn xiè gān tāng (Gentiana Long Gan Cao Decoction to Drain the Liver) míng mù dì huáng wán (Improve Vision Pill with Rehmannia) pái qì yǐn (Discharge Gas Decoction) qǐ jú dì huáng wán (Lycium Fruit, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia Pill) shén shí zhū líng tāng (Polyporus Decoction from Master Shen) shēng yáng yì wèi tāng (Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction) shí bǔ wán (Ten-Tonic Pill) shū gān lǐ pí tāng (Spread the Liver and Regulate the Spleen Decoction) sì líng sǎn (Four Ingredient Powder with Poria) wèi líng tāng (Calm the Stomach and Poria Decoction) wǔ líng sǎn (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) zhǐ shí dǎo zhì wán (Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Guide out Stagnation) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Decoction) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo wán (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Pill) zhū líng tāng (Polyporus Decoction)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Rhizoma Alismatis Orientalis

Botanical: Alisma Orientalis Juzep.

Japanese: takusha

Korean: taeksa

Common: alisma rhizome, water plantain

Temperature: Cold

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