Hai Zao
Sargassum
bitter, salty, cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Transforms Hot Phlegm
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Nodulation
- Goiter
- Scrofula
- Bulging disorders
- Edema
Hai Zao is bitter, salty, and cold to resolve and drain out nodules originating from heat patterns. It enters the liver, stomach, lung, and kidney systems.
Hai Zao is especially useful in resolving nodulation of the throat and bulging disorders of the groin area.
Channels: liver, stomach, lung, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
- Dyslipidemia
- Hypothyroid
- Anticoagulant
- Hernias
- Swollen testicles
- Edema of the lower limbs
- Enlarged lymph glands
- Enlarged liver
- Antihypertensive
- Obesity
Formulas:
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Ju He Wan
- Si Hai Shu Yu Wan
Contraindications: do not prescribe Hai Zao with Gan Cao
Zoo Image: a Saint Bernard with lower body edema, hot swollen testicles, and a thyroid nodule is on a fire hydrant