Edema-Alleviating Diuretics
Tian Mu Mu Lan (Immature flower of Tianmu mountain magnolia)
Name
Tian Mu Mu Lan (Flos Magnoliae Amoenae)
Sources
The drug is the flower bud of Magnolia amoena Cheng (Family Magnoliaceae), growing in fertile miscellenous forests, distributed in Zhejiang and Jiangxi province.
The Effect of Flos Magnoliae Amoenae
Property
Bitter, cold.
Actions
The flower bud is used as antitussive, diuresis and antitoxic, for the treatment of cough with hung-deficiency, sputum mixed with blood, double tongue, carbuncles and sores.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 30 g.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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