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Mo Han Lian墨旱莲

Herba EcliptaeEclipta

Also known asField Lotus Herb

Category
Herbs that tonify Yin
Nature
cool
Taste
sweet, sour
Channels entered
Kidney, Liver
Dosage
9–15 g

Usual doses

Dosage
9–15 g
Fresh
30 g
Tincture
2–4 ml

Actions & indications

Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney *Yin*
Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies with dizziness, blurred vision, vertigo, and premature graying of the hair
Cools the Blood and stops bleeding
Yin Deficiency with Empty Fire Rising and bleeding due to Heat in the Blood with hematemesis, hemoptysis, epistaxis, hemafecia, uterine bleeding and especially hematuria

Contraindications

  • Contraindicated for those with Kidney and Spleen Deficiency Cold.
  • Contraindicated for those with diarrhea or loose stools from Cold due to Kidney Qi Deficiency.
  • Use caution with Spleen Qi Deficient patients who have Food Stagnation.

Combinations

Notes

  • Applied externally, this herb can help blacken the hair and stop bleeding.
  • More recently it has been used for Damp-related disorders of the perineum, such as perineal and vaginal itching, generally as an external wash.
  • This herb has been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth.
  • It is said that severe hematemesis can be resolved with a decoction of this herb, a young boy's urine, pounded ink stick and Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Ou Jie.
  • For hematochezia, calcine, pound and powder this herb, then take 6g at a time.
  • For migraine and other headaches, drop the herb's juice into the nose.
  • Both Mo Han Lian and Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi enrich Kidney Yin and support the Liver: Mo Han Lian strongly tonifies Yin, blackens the hair and cools the Blood to stop bleeding, while Nu Zhen Zi is less tonifying but clears Heat from Yin Deficiency and brightens the eyes.
  • Charred Eclipta Han Lian Tan stops bleeding more effectively but tonifies Yin and cools less.
  • This herb is regarded as the main Yin tonic that lacks an oily quality.
  • It has a reputation for slowing the signs of aging.
  • Taken internally, the herb's juice treats diphtheria and dysentery; applied topically to the nasal cavity, it treats headaches.
  • The fresh herb clears Heat and cools the Blood more strongly than the dried herb.
  • Hb. Hypericum Ascyron Hong Han Lian is sometimes substituted for Mo Han Lian; it is stronger at cooling and invigorating the Blood and healing sores and ulcers, whereas Mo Han Lian stops bleeding and tonifies Kidney Yin more effectively.

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