Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Qing Ma: Chinese Herb Guide
Piemarker Herb
苘麻
Name
Qing Ma (Piemarker Herb)
The Effect of Qing Ma
Property
Bitter, neutral; spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and promote diuresis, remove toxicity and induce resuscitation.
Indications
Sores and boils, dysentery, deafness, tympanitis, tinnitus, orchitis, suppurative tonsillitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~30 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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