Kochia, Di Fu Zi 地肤子

Broom Cypress
Di Fu Zi (TCM)
Picture Kochia scoparia
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 145 (1919)

Picture Kochia scoparia
(Photo by Matt Lavin) (Wikimedia)

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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 urine

2. 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 grams
Powder: 1–4 grams
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Main Combinations:


1. Urinary Obstruction:
i. Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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ii. Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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2. Itchy skin conditions:
i. Wind rash or Wind-Damp sores, Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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ii. with Damp-Heat, Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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iii. Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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iv. Sores, Rash, with itching, Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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v. external wash, Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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vi. external wash, Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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vii. Stubborn Itching skin diseases including Eczema, Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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3. Eczema, Psoriasis:
i. Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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ii. Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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iii. from Damp-Heat or Wind-Heat, Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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iv. Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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4. Itchiness and rash of the Genitals:
i. Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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ii. Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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5. Scabies, Kochia Di Fu Zi with

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Major Formulas:


Cautions:


Generally safe. Rarely there have been allergic reactions reported.

Main Preparations used: