Laminaria (Kunbu)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Thallus Laminatiae seu Eckloniae |
| Botanical Name: | Laminaria japonica Aresch. Ecklonia kurome Okam. |
| Common Name: | Laminaria Kelp Kunbu Sea Cress |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Mingyi Bielu |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The laminaria thallus is collected from the sea in summer or autumn. It is cleaned, cut into pieces and dried in the shade. |
| Properties and Taste: | Salty and cold |
| Meridian: | Liver, stomach and kidney |
| Functions: | To resolve phlegm and soften hardness To promote water metabolism |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Goiter manifested as enlarged neck and stifling sensation in the throat. *Use with Seaweed (Haizao) and Sea clam shell (Haigeqiao) in the formula Kunbu Wan. 2. Edema of the foot or general edema. *Use with Poria (Fuling) and Alismatis rhizome (Zexie). |
| Dosage: | 10-15 g |