Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi or Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi	Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen	Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
Goiter	Scrofula	Scrofula and goiter
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao	Water Chestnut	Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu
Goiter and scrofula	Silicosis presenting with Yin Deficiency and copious sputum	Goiter and scrofula For hyperthyroidism, use large doses for a short time For hypothyroidism use normal doses for a long period of time

This herb is traditionally used for hernia pain.
Commercially prepared into products for diet control, it can suppress the appetite and reduce weight but not cause insomnia.
Some sources say that this herb clears Heat.
Sargassum Hai Zao is often combined with Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu another seaweed, for resolving hard masses.
Both Hai Zao and Meretricis/Cyclinae Ge Qiao are salty and cold, soften areas of hardness, reduce Phlegm and facilitate the movement of fluids to reduce edema. Hai Zao enters the Liver channel and is stronger at softening hardness and dispersing clumps. It is better for goiter, testicular pain and swelling and hepato/splenomegaly. Ge Qiao enters the Lungs and is better at cooling the Lungs and descending Phlegm-Heat and is more appropriate for cough and chest pain due to Phlegm-Fire.
Both Hai Zao and Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu are similar in properties and actions. Hai Zao is bitter as well as salty and cold. Its flavor is turbid and its cooling action is less than Kun Bu and its therapeutic actions are milder.

INDIVIDUAL HERBS