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Yu Mi Xu
玉米鬚
yù mǐ xū
, "jade rice whiskers"
Category:
Drain Dampness (Diuretics)
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Profile
Functions
Indications
Suggestions
Tastes:
Sweet
,
Bland
Dosage:
15-30g
Cautions:
None noted
Meridians:
Urinary Bladder
,
Liver
,
Gall Bladder
Preparation:
No preparation data at this time
Quality:
Good quality - dry, yellowish brown and free of sand and foreign matter
Reference Source:
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')
Notes:
No notes at this time
Formulas
There are no known formulas that contain this herb at this time
Family:
Gramineae
Alternate Names:
Pharmaceutical:
Styluis Zeae Mays
Botanical:
Zea Mays L.
Japanese:
gyokumaishu
Korean:
okmisu
Common:
cornsilk
Temperature:
Neutral
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Mellissa Rudder
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Promotes urination and Reduces edema
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Mellissa Rudder
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Rootdown Staff
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Unblocks painful urinary dribbling
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Mellissa Rudder
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Clears damp heat from the Liver and Gallbladder
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Andrea Murchison
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Benefits the Gallbladder and Removes jaundice
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Treats Wasting and Thirsting. / Xiao Ke (diabetes)
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Mellissa Rudder
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Hot or stony painful urinary dribbling
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Mellissa Rudder
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Edema
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Mellissa Rudder
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Edema due to nephritis (stand alone in large doses)
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Mellissa Rudder
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Rootdown Staff
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Damp heat in the Liver and Gallbladder
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Mellissa Rudder
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Rootdown Staff
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Hepatitis
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Mellissa Rudder
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Cholecystitis
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Mellissa Rudder
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Cholelithiasis
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