Kiwifruit
Name
Mi Hou Tao (Kiwifruit)
The Effect of Kiwifruit
Property
Sweet, sour, cold; kidney, gallbladder, spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Eliminate internal heat to relieve thirst, strengthen the spleen and treat stranguria.
Indications
Diabetes, polydipsia, haemorrhoids, jaundice caused by damp-heat, indigestion, dry cough caused by lung-heat, urolithisis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 30~60 g or eat the raw, or pounded into juice for drinking.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of deficiency cold in the spleen and stomach.