Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Ma Bing Lang: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Ma Bing Lang (Semen Capparis Masaikai)
Sources
The drug is the dried kernel of Capparis masaikai Lévl. (Family Capparidaceae), growing in forests, and distributed in Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Ma Bing Lang
Property
Sweet, cold; spleen, stomach and lung meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, promote the secretion of saliva to relieve thirst, hasten child delivery.
Indications
Sore throat, laryngitis, thirst by summer-heat, febrile disease, measles, food stagnation, dystocia.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~6 g, or chew 1~2 Ma Bing Lang directly. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
Contraindication
It is contraindicated to pregnant women. Avoid taking for a long time for the unmarried or married women who haven' t bear children.
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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