Wa’s Sargassum (Sargassum vachellianum)

瓦氏马尾藻wǎ shì mǎ wěi zǎoWashimaweizao

Sargassum vachellianum · Plant

Sargassum vachellianum
Photo: Robert Kaye Greville (1794-1866), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; may contain iodine; caution with thyroid disorders; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Wa’s Sargassum for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Bulging MountingGoiter & Carcinomas Of NeckLeg Qi Puffy SwellingScrofula

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Wa’s Sargassum does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Abate SwellingDisinhibit WaterDisperse PhlegmSoften Hardness