Pharmaceutical Name

Fructus kochiae

Botanical Name

Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.

Common Name

Kochia fruit, Broom cypress fruit

Source of Earliest Record

Shennong Bencao Jing

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations

When the fruit ripens in autumn, it is gathered and dried in the sun.

Properties & Taste

Bitter and cold

Meridian

Urinary bladder

Functions

1. To clear heat and transform dampness; 2. To stop itching

Indications & Combinations

1. Damp-heat in the urinary bladder manifested as dysuria, painful urination, frequent urination and urgency of micturition. Broom cypress fruit (Difuzi) is used with herbs that clear heat and promote urination, including Talc (Huashi) and Plantain seed (Cheqianzi). 2. Eczema and scabies. Broom cypress fruit (Difuzi) is used with Phellodendron bark (Huangbai), Flavescent sophora root (Kushen) and Dittany bark (Baixianpi).

Dosage

10-15 g