Seaweed has the efficacy of eliminating phlegm, softening and dispersing knots (softening and dispersing hard lumps), promoting water retention and reducing edema, and can be used clinically to treat scrofula (mainly refers to cervical lymph node tuberculosis), phlegm nuclei (lumps swollen up like nuclei under the skin), edema, etc..
Seaweed is the algal body of Artemisia annua, or amniotes, family Sargasso, cold in nature, bitter and salty in taste, and belongs to the liver, kidney and stomach meridians. Its effects include eliminating phlegm, softening and dispersing hard lumps, inducing diuresis and reducing edema.
This drug can soften and disperse knots, and the bitter cold can drain heat and eliminate phlegm. It is often used to treat gall tumors (equivalent to thyroid tumors), scrofula, and testicular swelling and pain by combining with Zhe Beimu, Xuan Shen, and oysters.
It can also be used with Poria, Coix Seed, etc. for the treatment of phlegm (pathological products formed by water metabolism disorders), edema.
It should be noted that seaweed should not be used with licorice. If you need to use Chinese medicine seaweed, you should be under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not blindly use your own medication, so as not to delay the condition.