What are the herbs that reduce swelling and diuresis?

Herbs that reduce swelling and diuresis include Job’s tears and pig ling. Job’s tears are cool in nature, sweet and bland in flavor, and belong to the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. It has the effects of diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the operation of water to dispel dampness), strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, etc. It is suitable for edema, diarrhea of spleen deficiency, joint contracture, muscle pain, lung carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle (carbuncle occurring in the intestines and bowels, manifested by fever, pain in the right abdomen, and palpable lumps), etc. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Coix lacryma are not clear. Pork Ling is sweet and bland in nature, and mainly enters the kidney and bladder meridians. It has the basic effect of inducing diuresis and seeping dampness, and is suitable for use in dysuria (unsmooth urination), edema, diarrhea, and leucorrhea. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Pig Ling are not clear. General swelling and diuretic products, easy to deplete fluid, should be used with caution. If you need to use the medicine, you should consult your doctor first and use it under the doctor’s guidance.