Mu Fang Ji木防己
Radix Aristolochiae seu CocculiCoccilus Root
Also known asThree-Leaf Cocculus Root
- Category
- Herbs that drain Dampness
- Nature
- cold
- Taste
- bitter, pungent
- Channels entered
- Spleen, Bladder, Kidney
- Secondary channels
- Lung
- Dosage
- 6–12 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 6–12 g
- Tincture
- 1–4 ml
Actions & indications
- Dispels Wind, unblocks the channels and collaterals and eliminates Dampness
- Painful obstruction when there is also Heat
- Bi Syndrome
- Wind-Heat Bi
- Promotes urination, resolves toxicity and reduces swellings
- Edema with urinary dysfunction
- Fevers, sores boils, snake and insect bites
- Hypertension and beriberi
Contraindications
- Use caution during pregnancy.
- Use caution for those with Yin Deficiency.
Notes
Rx. Aristolochiae seu Cocculi governs Wind Qi, disseminating and unblocking it while draining water pathogens from the organs, whereas Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji governs water Qi and drains excess Damp from the channels and collaterals.