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WHO InternatIOnal Standard termInOlOgIeS On tradItIOnal medIcIne

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260Medicinal TreatmentCode Term Chinese Definition/Description6.1.61offensive purgativemedicinal攻 下 藥a medicinal that has a potent purgative effect formoving the bowels and driving away excessive heatand stagnant matter6.1.62warm purgativemedicinal溫 下 藥a medicinal warm in property, which relievesconstipation caused by excessive cold stagnation6.1.63 laxative (medicinal) 潤 下 藥a medicinal that lubricates the intestinal tract tofacilitate defecation6.1.64drastic (purgative)water-expellingmedicinal峻 下 逐 水 藥a cathartic that causes copious water discharge forreducing accumulated fluid in anasarca, ascites andpleural effusion6.1.65wind-dampnessdispellingmedicinal祛 風 濕 藥a category of medicinals that dispel wind anddampness, mainly for relieving rheumatism andrelated conditions6.1.66wind-dampnessdispellingand colddispersingmedicinal祛 風 濕 散 寒 藥a medicinal that dispels wind-dampness and dispersescold, indicated in wind-dampness arthralgia of coldtype6.1.67wind-dampnessdispellingand heatclearingmedicinal祛 風 濕 淸 熱 藥a medicinal that dispels wind-dampness and clearsheat, suitable for treating wind-dampness arthralgiaof heat type6.1.68dampness-resolvingmedicinal化 濕 藥a medicinal with fragrant odor, warming and drying,that resolves dampness6.1.69dampness-drainingdiuretic medicinal利 水 滲 濕 藥 ;利 濕 藥a medicinal that increases urine excretion and waterdischarge for treating internal retention of dampness6.1.70water-draining andswelling-dispersingmedicinal利 水 消 腫 藥a medicinal that increases urine excretion for treatingedema6.1.71strangury-relievingdiuretic medicinal利 尿 通 淋 藥a medicinal that increases urine excretion andrelieves strangury, mainly indicated in the treatmentof dampness-heat in the lower energizer with difficultand painful discharge of urine6.1.72strangury-relievingmedicinal通 淋 藥a medicinal that relieves various kinds of strangury6.1.73dampness-draininganti-icteric medicinal利 濕 退 黃 藥a medicinal that drains dampness and relievesicterus, indicated in the treatment of dampness-heatjaundice

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