Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Mo Pan Cao: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Mo Pan Cao (Abutilon indicum)
The Effect of Mo Pan Cao
Property
Sweet, bland, cool; lung and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Dispel wind and clear heat, resolve phlegm, relieve cough, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
Indications
Sores and boils, traumatic injury, cold, fever, cough, diarrhea, deafness, mumps, tympanitis, pharyngitis, urinary tract infection.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 30~60 g or stew with meat. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.
Cautions
It is contraindicated to pregnant women.
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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