Seaweed (Haizao)
Sargassum fusiforme (Harv.) Setch. (Fam. Furaceae).
Pharmaceutical Name: Sargassum
Botanical Name: 1. Sargassum
pallidum (Turn.) G. Ag.; 2. Sargassum
fusiforme (Harv.) Setch. (Fam.
Furaceae).
Common Name: Sargassum,
seaweed, Sargassum seaweed.
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: Entire plant. It is collected in summer, cleaned, cut into
pieces and dried in the shade.
Properties & Taste: Salty and cold.
Meridians: Liver, stomach and kidney.
Functions: 1. To resolve phlegm and
soften hardness; 2. To promote water metabolism.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Goiter. Seaweed (Haizao) is used with
Laminaria (Kunbu) in the formula Haizao Yuhu Tang.
2. Scrofula. Seaweed (Haizao) is used
with Scrophularia (Xuanshen), Prunella spike (Xiakucao) and Tendrilled
fritillary bulb (Chuanbeimu) in the formula Neixiao Lei Li Wan.
3. Edema of the foot or general edema.
Seaweed (Haizao) is used with Poria (Fuling) and Alismatis rhizome (Zexie).
Dosage: 10-15
g, decocted in water for an oral dose.
Cautions & Contraindications: This
herb should not be combined with Licorice root (Gancao), as they counteract
each other.
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