Medicinals
shí dà gōng láo yè / 十大功劳叶 / 十大功勞葉 / mahonia [leaf]
Latin pharmacognostic name: Mahoniae Folium
Alternate English names:
Alternate Chinese names: 功劳叶 gōng láo yè
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing dampness-drying agents
Properties: Bitter&ast
Channel entry: liver, stomach, and large intestine channels.*
Indications:
- Clears heat and dries dampness: diarrhea and dysentery; jaundice;
sores and boils ;damp sores (shī zhěn);painful red swollen eyes .- Cools the blood and abates steaming bone tidal heat: pulmonary consumption; coughing of blood; vomiting of blood;
steaming bone tidal heat effusion .Dosage & Method:
Oral: Decoct (6–9g) or use in pills and powders. Topical. Apply as a powder.
Product Area:
Mahonia fortunei: Sìchuān, Húběi, Zhèjiāng. Mahonia japonica: Southern and South-western China.
- Cools the blood and abates steaming bone tidal heat: pulmonary consumption; coughing of blood; vomiting of blood;
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