Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Ma Die Er (Indian Zehneria Herb)
Name
Ma Die Er (Herba Zehneriae Indicae)
Sources
The drug is the dried root or whole herb of Zehneria indica (Lour.) Keraudren (Family Cucurbitaeae), growing in moist and shady places in forests, along roadsides, in fields and in scrubs, and distributed in Middle-south China and Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.
The Effect of 马瓞儿
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling, dissipate nodule, resolve phlegm and induce diuresis.
Indications
Sore throat, sores, scrofula, sores and boils, eczema, anal fistula, snake bites, traumatic bleeding, difficult urination, mumps, rectocele, urolithiasis, jaundice with hot eyes.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.
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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