Di Fu Zi - 地膚子 - Fructus Kochiae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Kochiae
Common English:	Belvedere Fruit Broom Cypress Kochia Fruit

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Bitter	Cold	Urinary Bladder Kidney	3-15g Tincture: 2-4ml 9-15g (Secondary source)

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears Damp-Heat and promotes urination	Damp-Heat Painful Urinary Dysfunction due to Damp-Heat with dark, burning and scanty urination
Expels Dampness and stops itching	Damp skin disorders where itching is a main symptom (eczema, scabies) (internal and topical) Damp-Heat in the external genitalia
Clears Wind-Heat affecting the eyes and head	Swollen, painful eyes and head and skin disorders due to Wind-Heat

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Polyporus Zhu Ling Medulla Tetrapanacis Tong Cao Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai	Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen	Fr. Cnidii She Chuang Zi
Painful urinary dysfunction due to Urinary Bladder Damp-Heat with dark, burning and scanty urination.	Skin irritation and itchiness due to Damp-Heat.	Topically, as a wash for itch.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi	Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi Talcum Hua Shi Caul Akebiae Mu Tong	Scl. Polypori Zhu Ling Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi Medulla Tetrapanacis Tong Cao Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
Damp-Heat or Wind-Heat causing eczema and itching.	Damp-Heat dysuria.	Urinary tract infection or Bladder infection.
Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen Fr. Cnidii She Chuang Zi	Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua	Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng Hb. Menthae Bo He Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
Powder and apply topically for itching.	Eczema.	Urticaria with redness and itching.
Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi Sm. Celosiae Qing Xiang Zi Flos Eriocauli Gu Jing Cao
Eye redness and pain.

Di Fu Zi and Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen share the ability to clear Damp-Heat, expel Wind, relieve itching and promote urination. Of the two, Di Fu Zi excels at expelling Wind, resolving Dampness and stopping itching, whereas Ku Shen is the stronger choice for clearing Damp-Heat. Applied externally, it clears the Heat toxin behind itchy sores; taken internally, it addresses dysentery and jaundice arising from Damp-Heat.
Used on its own, this herb can address urinary tract infections during pregnancy.