Blood-Activating and Menstruation-Regulating Herbs
Mao Che Teng (毛车藤)
Mao Che Teng
Amalocalyx yunnanensis
Name
Mao Che Teng (Amalocalyx yunnanensis)
The Effect of 毛车藤
Property
Sweet, neutral.
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh root of Amalocalyx yunnanensis Tsiang (Family Apocynaceae), growing in forests, and distributed in Guizhou and Yunnan province.
Actions
Root is used as lactagogue, for the treatment of agalactia.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~9 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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