Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Scabrous Patrinia Root (Diversifolious Patrinia Root)
Diversifolious Patrinia Root
墓头回
Mu Tou Hui
Name
Mu Tou Hui (Diversifolious Patrinia Root)
The Effect of Mu Tou Hui
Property
Pungent, warm; liver and heart meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and dry dampness, stop leucorrhea, prevent malaria and stop bleeding.
Indications
Malaria, leucorrhea with reddish discharge, metrorrhagia, traumatic injury.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded 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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