Fang Ji

Aristolochiae Fangchi Radix

Properties: BITTER, PUNGENT - COLD
Dosage: 3-9g.
Meridian: BLADDER, SPLEEN, KIDNEY

-promote urination, reduce edema –lower extremity edema, borborygmus, abdominal distention, lower jiao damp accumulation
-expel wind-damp heat, alleviate pain
–fever, red-swollen-hot painful joints

Reference
Benskey & Gamble 1986, Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, Seattle Washington, Eastland Press