Di Fu Zi (Broom Cypress Fruit) 4oz

Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Kochiae Botanical Name: Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. Common Name: Kochia fruitBroom cypress fruit Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: When the fruit ripens in autumn, it is gathered and dried in the sun. Properties and Taste: Bitter and cold Meridian: Urinary bladder Functions: Heart, spleen and lung Indications and Combinations: 1.     Damp-heat in the urinary bladder manifested as dysuria, painful urination, frequent urination and urgency of micturition. *Use with herbs that clear heat and promote urination, including Talc (Huashi), and Plantain seed (Cheqianzi). 2.  Eczema and scabies. *Use with Phellodendron bark (Huangbai), Flavescent sophora root (Kushen) and Dittany bark (Baixianpi).  Dosage: 10-15 g