Kochia, Di Fu Zi 地肤子
Broom Cypress
Di Fu Zi (TCM)
Di Fu Zi (TCM)
Kochia scoparia
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 145 (1919)
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 145 (1919)
Botanical name:
Kochia scoparia (syn. Bassia scoparia)
Parts used:
Fruit
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter, Sweet
Classification:
C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine
Kochia scoparia (syn. Bassia scoparia)
Parts used:
Fruit
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter, Sweet
Classification:
C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine
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Uses:
1. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine:
-urinary obstruction, difficult or painful urination
-painful, dribbling urine with scanty, burning urine
2. Clears Wind-Damp, Stops Itching:
-Damp (weeping) skin conditions with Itching
-Eczema, Pruritus, Scabies
-Damp-Heat rashes of the Genitals
-used internally and topically for these conditions
-also for red, itchy eyes, headache, and dizziness from Wind-Heat
Dose:
Decoction: 9–15 grams
Powder: 1–4 grams
Decoction: 9–15 grams
Powder: 1–4 grams
Main Combinations:
1. Urinary Obstruction:
i. Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
2. Itchy skin conditions:
i. Wind rash or Wind-Damp sores, Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
ii. with Damp-Heat, Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
iii. Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
iv. Sores, Rash, with itching, Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
v. external wash, Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
vi. external wash, Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
vii. Stubborn Itching skin diseases including Eczema, Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
3. Eczema, Psoriasis:
i. Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
iii. from Damp-Heat or Wind-Heat, Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
iv. Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
4. Itchiness and rash of the Genitals:
i. Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
5. Scabies, Kochia Di Fu Zi with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
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Cautions:
Generally safe. Rarely there have been allergic reactions reported.
Main Preparations used:
Generally safe. Rarely there have been allergic reactions reported.
Main Preparations used: