Shi Wei
Folium Pyrrosiae石韦
- Nature
- slightly Cold
- Flavours
- Bitter, Sweet
- Meridians
- Bladder, Lung
- Class
- Water-Eliminating and Diuresis-Favoring Medicinals (Li Shui Shen Shi Yao)
- Dosage
- 5–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Clarifies Heat
- Clarifies and unblocks Damp-Heat
- Eliminates Dampness
- Favors Water elimination (diuresis)
- Treats Lin Syndrome (strangury)
- Disperses swellings (edemas)
- Evacuates calculi (stones)
- Clarifies the Lung
- Clarifies Heat at Qi Level
- Resolves Phlegm (Tan)
- Stops cough
- Calms dyspnea
- Refreshes the Blood
- Stops bleedings