Name
Yu Mi Xu (Corn Stigma)
Property
Sweet, bland, neutral; stomach, kidney, liver and gallbladder meridians entered.
Actions
Promote diuresis, purge heat, calm the liver and promote biliation.
Indications
Renal edema, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Cholecystitis, gall stone, hepatitis with jaundice, Diabetes, dermatophytosis, Chronic Sinusitis, Mastitis, hematemesis, epistaxis.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 14~30 g, large dosage can be 60~90 g, or stir-bake it into charcoal and grind it into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, burnt into smoke for inhalation.
Cations
Don’t take it for healthy people.