Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

mù fú róng yè / 木芙蓉叶 / 木芙蓉葉 / cotton rose leaf;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Hibisci Mutabilis Folium

Alternate English names: confederate rose leaf

Alternate Chinese names: 芙蓉叶 fú róng yè

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: External medicine agents / Toxin-attacking, worm-killing, and itch-relieving agents

Properties: Acrid and bitter; balanced.

Channel entry: lung and liver channels.

Indications:

Cools the blood and resolves toxin; disperses swelling and relieves pain.

swollen welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū); cinnabar toxin (dān dú); girdling snake cinnabar (shingles, herpes zoster); scalds; painful red swollen eyes; injury from knocks and falls.

Dosage & Method:

Topical: Apply crushed or ground and blended with liquid.

Product Area:

Most parts of China.