Medicinals

xún gǔ fēng / 寻骨风 / 尋骨風 / mollissima;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Aristolochiae Mollissimae Herba

Alternate English names: hairy birthwort

Alternate Chinese names:

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-damp-heat–dispelling agents

Properties: Acrid and bitter&ast

  • balanced*.

    Channel entry: liver channel.

    Indications:

    Dispels wind-damp, frees the network vessels, and relieves pain.

    wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain; injury from knocks and falls.

    Dosage & Method:

    Oral: Decoct (10–15g); steep in liquor to make medicinal wine.

    Warning:

    Contraindicated in yīn vacuity with heat and for patients with kidney disease as biomedically defined. Do not exceed prescribed doses or use for extended periods.

    Product Area:

    Yangtze basin, Hénán, Shāndōng, and Shǎnxī (Shaanxi).

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