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Name: Fu Ping

Other Names: Duckweed, Spirodela, Herba spirodelae

Description: Pharmaceutical Name

Herba spirodelae

Botanical Name

Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schield.

Common Name

Spirodela, Duckweed

Source of Earliest Record

Shennong Bencao Jing

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations

The whole plant is gathered in summer, cleaned and dried in the sun.

Properties & Taste

Pungent and cold

Meridians

Lung and urinary bladder

Functions

1. To promote sweating and release the exterior: 2. To bring measles rash to the surface and relieve itching: 3. To remove water and reduce swelling

Indications & Combinations

1. Wind-heat type of exterior syndrome. Spirodela (Fuping) is used with Schizonepeta (Jingjie), Mentha (Bohe) and Forsythia fruit (Lianqiao). 2. Measles without full expression of rash. Spirodela (Fuping) is used with Mentha (Bohe), Arctium fruit (Niubangzi) and Cicada slough (Chantui). 3. Wind-heat type of incomplete rashes and itching of the skin. Spirodela (Fuping) is used with Mentha (Bohe) and Arctium fruit (Niubangzi). 4. Edema and difficult urination accompanied by exterior syndrome. Spirodela (Fuping) can be mashed and taken alone.

Dosage

3-10 g

Cautions & Contraindications

This herb is contraindicated in cases with weak constitution and spontaneous sweating.

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Conditions Treated: Musculoskeletal

Specific Conditions Treated: Stiff Neck

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The most usual complaint of a "Stiff Neck" is pain when trying to turn the head to the side where it hurts, often turning the body instead of the neck to look behind. Stiff Neck is...   more

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Conditions Treated: Musculoskeletal

Specific Conditions Treated: Sprains

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Sprain is an injury in which the tissues around the injured joint have been torn and inflamed. The inflammation produces pain and swelling, and some discoloration under the skin. S...   more

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Conditions Treated: Musculoskeletal

Specific Conditions Treated: Leg pains

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Quite often leg pain or foot pain is not caused by a problem in the leg or foot, but rather by a condition in the lower back. Compression or pressure on any of the nerve roots in t...   more

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Specific Conditions Treated: Leg Cramps

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A muscle cramp is an involuntary, sustained tightening (contraction) of one or more of your muscles. It can result in intense pain and an inability to use the affected muscles. Leg...   more

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Specific Conditions Treated: Bone Spur

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A Bone Spur (an extra bone growth) can make walking and wearing shoes painful. Bone Spur is also known as Osteophytes. Spurs may grow on top of any of the midfoot joints. These spu...   more

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