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Mu Tong (Akebia Stem)

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Mu Tong: clear heart-fire, promote diuresis, stimulate the menstrual flow and promote the milk-secretion.

Mu Tong (Akebia Stem)
Mu Tong (Akebia Stem) — Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs

Mu Tong

Name

Mu Tong (Caulis Akebiae)

The Effect of Caulis Akebiae

Property

Bitter, cool; heart, small intestine and bladder meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heart-fire, promote diuresis, stimulate the menstrual flow and promote the milk-secretion.

Indications

Galactostasis, edema, sore throat, amenorrhea, pharyngitis, stranguria with turbid discharge, difficulty and pain in micturition, irritable feverish sensation in chest, crampy pain of whole body.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 3~6 g, or made into pill or powder.

Cations

It is contraindicated for qi deficiency, spermatorrhea and pregnant women.

When to see a doctor: herbal care suits mild, everyday issues. For worsening, severe, or sudden symptoms — or if you are pregnant, on medication, or treating a child — consult a licensed practitioner first.

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