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绿豆衣

绿豆皮 Lv Dou Pi
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Name

Lv Dou Pi (Seed-coat of Mung Bean)

  1. Lv Dou Pi
  2. 绿豆皮
  3. Seed-coat of Mung Bean
  4. Lv Dou Yi
  5. 綠豆皮
  6. 綠豆衣

The Effect of 绿豆衣

Property

Sweet, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Clear summer-heat and quench thrist, remove nebula, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.

Indications

Dysentery, edema, polydipsia due to summer-heat, diarrhea, nebula, erysipelas.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~30 g, or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying or decocted for washing.