Di Fu Zi地膚子

Fructus KochiaeKochia Fruit

Also known asBroom Cypress · Belvedere Fruit

Usual doses

Clears Damp-Heat and promotes urination: Damp-Heat Painful Urinary Dysfunction due to Damp-Heat with dark, burning and scanty urination
Expels Dampness and stops itching: Damp skin disorders where itching is a main symptom (eczema, scabies) (internal and topical)
Damp-Heat in the external genitalia
Clears Wind-Heat affecting the eyes and head: Swollen, painful eyes and head and skin disorders due to Wind-Heat

Avoid use in the absence of Damp-Heat symptoms.

Avoid combining with Os Sepiae Sepiellae Hai Piao Xiao.

Painful urinary dysfunction from Urinary Bladder Damp-Heat, with dark, burning, scanty urine.
- Ku Shen
Skin irritation and itching caused by Damp-Heat.
- She Chuang Zi
Used topically as a wash for itching.
- Sheng Di Huang
- Bai Xian Pi
Eczema and itching arising from Damp-Heat or Wind-Heat.
Dysuria caused by Damp-Heat.
Urinary tract or bladder infection.
Powdered and applied topically for itching.
- Mu Dan Pi
- Bai Xian Pi
- Huang Bai
- Jin Yin Hua
Eczema.
- Jin Yin Hua
- Fang Feng
- Bo He
- Ju Hua
- Huang Bai
Urticaria presenting with redness and itching.

Di Fu Zi and Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen both clear Damp-Heat, expel Wind, relieve itching and promote urination. Di Fu Zi excels at expelling Wind, resolving Dampness and relieving itching, while Ku Shen is more effective for clearing Damp-Heat; used externally it clears Heat toxin behind itchy sores, and internally it treats dysentery and jaundice from Damp-Heat.
It can be used by itself to treat urinary tract infections during pregnancy.