Mao Xiang
Mao Xiang: it is used to cool blood and stop bleeding, clear away heat and promote urination; for the treatment of vomiting blood, hematuria, edema due to nephritis, strangury of heat type.
Name
Mao Xiang (Rhizoma Hierochloes Odoratae))
Sources
The drug is the dried rhizome and whole herb of Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. (family Gramineae), growing on shady hill-slopes or wet grass-fields, distributed in Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi, Shandong of China.
The Effect of Rhizoma Hierochloes Odoratae
Property
Sweet, cold.
Actions
It is used to cool blood and stop bleeding, clear away heat and induce diuresis; for the treatment of hematemesis, hematuria, edema due to nephritis, stranguria of heat type.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 30~60 g.
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