•Promotes urination, clears heat - edema, lin syndromes due to damp-heat, generally in the lower warmer. •Solidifies the stool - diarrhea with damp-heat or damp-summerheat. •Clears the eyes - liver and kidney deficiency (dry eyes or cataracts) or heat in the liver channel (red, painful, swollen eyes and sensitive to light). •Lung heat - expels phlegm, stops cough.