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Base de connaissancesPlantes

Mu Mian Hua木棉花

Flos GossampiniCotton

Catégorie
Herbs that Clear Heat and Remove Toxins
Nature
frais
Saveur
doux, fade
Tropisme
Gros intestin
Posologie
6–9 g

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Actions & indications

Dispels Heat, promotes diuresis, removes toxins and controls bleeding
  • Diarrhea, red dysentery, suppuration
  • Metrorrhagia, hemorrhoidal bleeding, incised wounds

Notes

  • The red flower is said to heal red dysentery, and the white flower to treat white mucous dysentery.
  • It has been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth.
  • Burnt to ash, it is used mainly for metrorrhagia and incised wounds.
  • The oil is acrid, hot, and slightly toxic, and is used mainly for pyogenic infections, scabies, tinea, and fire-related eye injury.
  • The root, slightly bitter and cool, effectively expels pathogenic Wind, removes Dampness, invigorates the Blood, and reduces swelling.
  • Stewed with lean pork, the bark has proven effective for Stomach and esophageal cancers.