Wind-Damp-Dispelling and Pain-Alleviating Herbs
Ma An Teng (Beach morningglory herb)
Name
Ma An Teng (Ipomoea pes-caprae)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Ipomoea pescaprae(L. )Sweet (Family Convolvulaceae), growing on the beach or on sunny roadsides, and distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi and Yunnan of China.
Constituents
Leaf contains mucilage, essential oils, resins, sterols, behenic acid, melissic acid, myristic acid, butyric acid, etc.
The Effect of 马鞍藤
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Whole herb is used as anti-rheumatic, diuretic and antioncotic, to remove blood stasis, for the treatment of pain due to rheumatism, carbuncle, sores, boils, hemorrhoids, urticaria, mastitis, acute gastritis, and elephantiasis due to filaria etc.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 30~60 g of the fresh. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
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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