Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Niu Nai Mei (Radix Rubi Sumatrani)
Name
Niu Nai Mei (Radix Rubi Sumatrani)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh root of Rubus sumatranus Miq. (Family Rosaceae), growing in forests, in grass lands, or along streams or ravines, and distributed in Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Niu Nai Mei
Property
Bitter, cold; liver, kidney and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, stimulate appetite, induce diuresis.
Indications
Edema, poor appetite, tympanitis, postpartum abdominal pain.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~18 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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