Shi Wei
Pyrrosiae Folium
bitter, sweet, slightly cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Drain Dampness
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Burning urination
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Menometrorrhagia
- Cough
- Wheeze
Shi Wei is bitter, sweet, and slightly cold. It enters the lung and bladder systems to treat urinary disorders from damp heat patterns. Its relationship to the lungs can be used to treat cough with phlegm from damp heat.
Channels: lung, bladder
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Biliary congestion
- Bronchitis
- Kidney stones
- Hematemesis
- Urinary tract infection
Formulas:
- Shi Wei San
Contraindications: there are no contraindications documented for Shi Wei
Zoo Image: a pig is being pulled into a slaughterhouse with blood on the door by a butcher pulling phlegm from the pig while its friend is helping by pulling its feet but hot stony urine comes out