Kochia, Di Fu Zi Kochia, Di Fu Zi 地肤子 Broom CypressDi Fu Zi (TCM) Kochia scopariaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 145 (1919) Kochia scoparia(Photo by Matt Lavin) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Kochia scoparia (syn. Bassia scoparia) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Sweet Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine:-urinary obstruction, difficult or painful urination-painful, dribbling urine with scanty, burning urine2. Clears Wind-Damp, Stops Itching:-Damp (weeping) skin conditions with Itching-Eczema, Pruritus, Scabies-Damp-Heat rashes of the Genitals-used internally and topically for these conditions-also for red, itchy eyes, headache, and dizziness from Wind-Heat Dose: Decoction: 9–15 gramsPowder: 1–4 grams Main Combinations: 1. Urinary Obstruction:i. Kochia Di Fu Zi with Polyporus Zhu Ling, Dianthus Qu Maiii. Kochia Di Fu Zi with Plantain seed (Che Qian Zi)2. Itchy skin conditions:i. Wind rash or Wind-Damp sores, Kochia Di Fu Zi with Tribulus Ci Ji Li, Cicada slough Chan Tui (internally and as a wash)ii. with Damp-Heat, Kochia Di Fu Zi with Sophora Ku Sheniii. Kochia Di Fu Zi with Paeonia Bai Shao, Saposhnikovia Fang Fengiv. Sores, Rash, with itching, Kochia Di Fu Zi with Geranium Lao Guan Cao, Phellodendron Huang Bai, Sophora Ku Shenv. external wash, Kochia Di Fu…

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