Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Mao Zui Qian (Caulis et Folium Gouaniae Javanicae)
Name
Mao Zui Qian (Caulis et Folium Gouaniae Javanicae)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh stem or leaf of Gouania javanica Miq, (Family Rhamnaceae), growing in forests or on trees along streams, and distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Mao Zui Qian
Property
Slightly bitter, astringent, cool.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, astringe to stop bleeding.
Indications
Sores and boils, carbuncle, ulcer, eczema, traumatic bleeding, scalds and burns, etc.
Dosage and Administrations
Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder 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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