Gan Sui
Radix Euphorbiae Kansui甘遂
- Nature
- Cold
- Flavours
- Bitter
- Meridians
- Kidney, Large Intestine, Lung
- Class
- Downward-Draining (Purgative) Medicinals (Xie Xia Yao)Drastic [Purging] Water-Expelling Medicinals (Jun Xia Zhu Shui Yao)
- Dosage
- 1.5–3 g
Actions / Functions
- Reduces swellings (edemas)
- Purges Water and Expels Yin
- Purges the Water (drastic action)
- Dissipates lumps
- Favors the feces
- Clarifies Heat
Food incompatibilities
- Toxique