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Eclipta
墨旱莲 〔墨旱蓮〕mò hàn lián
Latin pharmacognostic name: Ecliptae Herba
Alternate Chinese names: 旱莲草 hàn lián cǎo, 莲子草 lián zǐ cǎo; 墨菜 mò cài; 墨斗草 mò dǒu cǎo; 墨汁草 mò zhī cǎo; 墨汁菜 mò zhī cài; 墨记菜 mò jì cài
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Eclipta prostrata L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)
Origin (other sources): Eclipta prostrata L.
Use: Medicinal
Category: Supplementing agents / Yīn-supplementing agents
Properties: Sweet, sour; cold.
Channel entry: Liver and kidney channels.
Indications:
- Enriches yīn and boosts the kidney: Liver-kidney yīn vacuity.
- Cools the blood and stanches bleeding: Blood heat manifesting with vomiting of blood (blood ejection), nosebleed, bloody urine or stool, or flooding and spotting.
- Additional uses: Dried mò hàn lián may be decocted to treat dysentery.
Dosage & Method: Oral: 10–15g in decoctions. Double the dose when using the fresh herb. Also used externally.
Warnings: Unsuitable for spleen-stomach vacuity cold with diarrhea.
Quality: Large, thick, yet supple stems and absence of earth are signs of good quality.
Product Area: Guǎngdōng, Húběi, Jiāngsū.
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