Kelp is a diuretic and reduces swelling, but the efficacy of a single Chinese medicine is limited, and should be used with other medicines under the guidance of a physician to achieve good therapeutic effects. Kelp, or kombu, is a common medicinal plant, cold and salty, belonging to the liver meridian, kidney meridian and stomach meridian. It is effective in inducing diuresis, eliminating swelling, eliminating phlegm, and dispersing knots and softening hardness. Kombucha is often used to relieve water retention and swelling, and is often used in the treatment of phlegm, edema and other diseases. It is often used to relieve swelling by facilitating the flow of water through the waterways, and is often used in conjunction with the bark of the abdomen and the seeds of psyllium to relieve water retention. In addition, kombu has the effect of softening and dispersing hard lumps, and can be used to treat gall tumors (equivalent to thyroid tumors), scrofula (mainly refers to cervical lymph node tuberculosis), testicular swelling and pain, depending on the type of evidence to be added or reduced, for example, in the seaweed yu ku soup with the mother-of-pearl, Chen pi, Chuanxiong, and so on, for the treatment of gall tumors at the beginning of the first stage. The realization of the efficacy of Chinese medicines often requires a variety of drugs to be combined with each other, therefore, when there are relevant symptoms, you can consult a professional physician to identify and treat the symptoms, and use Chinese medicine rationally.