Shi Wei [1]

1 TASTE
Bitter or sweet and slightly cold

2 MERIDIANS
Lung and urinary bladder

3 FUNCTIONS
To promote water metabolism and regulate abnormal urination

4 INDICATIONS
Damp-heat in the urinary bladder manifested as hot urine, urinary tract stones, bloody urine, turbid urine, dysuria, painful urination, urgency of micturition and frequent urination. Pyrrosia leaf (Shi Wei [3]) is used with Talc (Hua Shi [4]), Lygodium spores (Hai Jin Sha [5]) and Plantain seed (Che Qian Zi [6]).

5 DOSAGE
6-10 g