Wind-Damp-Dispelling and Pain-Alleviating Herbs
Wu Kou Shu (Folium et radix Tarennae Mollissimae)
Name
Wu Kou Shu (Folium et radix Tarennae Mollissimae)
Sources
The drug is the dried root or fresh leaf of Tarenna mollissima (Hook. f. et Arn.) Robins. (Family Rubiaceae), growing on mountain slopes, along streams and ravines,in sparse woods on mountainous areas, or in scrubs, and distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Wu Kou Shu
Property
Pungent, sour, slightly bitter, slightly warm.
Actions
Expel wind and resolve swelling, dissipate stasis and alleviate pain.
Indications
Traumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis, stomatitis, phlegmon, sores and boils, ischialgia.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g, or soaked in wine, or decocted for mouth washing. Proper dosage is for external application, soaked in wine for applying on the affected area.
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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