Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Di Mao Yi (Muskeag Moss): Actions, Dose and Cautions
Name
Di Mao Yi (Muskeag moss)
Source
The drug is the dried entire herb of Sphagnum squarrosum Pers. (family.Sphagnaceae), growing in swamps or damp soils under woods, and distributed in Northeast China and Neimenggu, Sichuan, and the northwest of Yunnan.
The Effect of Muskeag moss
Property
Bland, sweet, cool.
Actions
Clear heat, improve eyesight, relieve itching.
Indications
Nebula of eye, dermatopathy, itch caused by insect bites, externally used as a substitute for the absorbent cotton after sterilization.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~12 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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