Xiao Shi芒硝
NiterPotassium Nitrate
- Toxic
- Category
- Herbs that drain Dampness
- Nature
- warm
- Taste
- bitter, salty
- Channels entered
- Heart, Spleen
- Dosage
- 1.5–3 g
Actions & indications
- Promotes diuresis
- Water retention due to urinary calculus, jaundice and edema
- Relieves constipation
- Constipation
- Softens hardness, eliminates accumulations and dissolves abscesses
- Fibroid tumors
- Removes toxins and relieves swellings
- Sore throat and Iritis
Contraindications
- Contraindicated during pregnancy.
- Use with caution for extended use.
- Avoid overuse.
Incompatibilities
Its action is inhibited by San Leng.