Nature and flavor of Alisma orientalis

Alisma is a cold herb with a sweet and light taste. It helps promote urination and can clear away heat and detoxify. It is mainly used to treat urination problems that many people have now, such as frequent urination, urgency, urinary incontinence or often feeling that they can't urinate. It can also treat hyperlipidemia. However, one thing to note is that it cannot be used for patients with kidney deficiency, spermatorrhea without dampness and heat. Therefore, when understanding some medicines, it is very important to first understand their nature, flavor and meridians.

Alisma orientalis

【Name】：Alisma

[Other names]: watery diarrhea, yam

【Pinyin】：Zé Xiè

【Latin】：Rhizoma Alismatis

【Effects】: Diuresis and moisture absorption

【Toxicity】: Non-toxic

【Nature】: Cold

【Taste】: sweet, light

【Meridian】: Kidney, bladder

【Category】：Plants

【Medicinal part】：Stem

【Origin】: Fujian, Jiangxi, Sichuan,

【Collection and processing】: Tubers. Harvest in winter when the stems and leaves begin to wither. Wash, dry, and remove the fibrous roots and rough skin.

【Functions and indications】: Promotes urination, clears dampness and heat. Used for: difficulty in urination, edema, diarrhea, oliguria, dizziness due to phlegm and fluid, painful and astringent stranguria caused by heat; hyperlipidemia.

[Contraindications]: People with kidney deficiency, loose spermatorrhea and no dampness or heat should not take it.

【describe】:

This product is spherical, elliptical or oval in shape, 2 to 7 cm long and 2 to 6 cm in diameter. The surface is yellow-white or light yellow-brown, with irregular transverse annular shallow grooves and numerous small protruding root marks, and some at the bottom have tumor-like bud marks. It is solid, yellow-white in cross section, powdery, and has many fine pores. It has a faint smell and a slightly bitter taste.