Podocarpus indicus acts as a diuretic to reduce water retention and swelling, and as an antidote to yellowish color and dampness.
1. Promote water retention and reduce swelling: it can be used to treat edema and discomfort such as dysuria (unsmooth urination); it can also be used for stonelike drenching (discharging gravel when urinating, or sudden interruption of urination, pain in the urethra, unbearable pain in the lower back and abdomen), short and red urination caused by dampness-heat in the bladder (urine is small in volume and dark yellow in color), astringent pain and other discomforts.
It can be decocted with a large dose of cornhusk alone; it can also be combined with red kidney beans, donggua peels, zedoary and other medicines for joint use. It can also be used in conjunction with Atractylodes macrocephala and Poria, etc., when used for edema in spleen deficiency.
2. To reduce yellows and promote dampness: because of the relatively calm nature of cornhusk, it can not only be used to treat yang yellows, but also can be used to treat yin yellows, treatment can be combined with the Chinese herbal medicines such as yin chen, dry ginger, tulip, epimedium, qian cao, etc. However, the single herb treatment.
However, the therapeutic effect of a single herb is limited, can not completely replace the prescription treatment, if the body is not feeling well, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of the physician reasonable use of medication.