Heat-Clearing and Dampness-Drying Herbs
Ma Wei Lian (Meadowrue Root and Rhizome)
Name
Ma Wei Lian (Meadowrue Root and Rhizome)
The Effect of Radix et Rhizoma Thalictri
Property
Bitter, cold; liver, heart and large intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and dry dampness, remove toxicity.
Indications
Dysentery, cold, sores and boils, measles, infective hepatitis, enteritis, conjunctivitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~15 g, or made into powder or electuary. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with fresh product, or decocted for washing, or made ointment.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach.
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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