Qing Mu Xiang青木香
Radix AristolochiaeSlender Dutchmanspipe Root
- Slightly toxic
Also known asRadix Aristolochiae Recurvilabra
- Category
- Herbs that regulate Qi
- Nature
- cold
- Taste
- pungent, bitter
- Channels entered
- Liver, Stomach
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
- Powder
- 1.5–2 g
Actions & indications
- Promotes the flow of Qi, alleviates pain, resolves edema, clears Heat and removes toxicity
- Liver and Stomach Qi Stagnation complicated with Heat with distending pain in chest, hypochondrium and abdomen
- Diarrhea and dysentery with abdominal pain
- Abscesses, sores and deep-rooted boils, eczema, snakebite internally or topically
Contraindications
Avoid overdose, as it can cause nausea and vomiting.
Combinations
Liver and Stomach Qi Stagnation complicated by Heat, with distending pain in the chest, hypochondrium, and abdomen.
Gastric and abdominal distention from Stomach Cold and Qi Stagnation.
- Huang Lian
- Huang Bai
Diarrhea and dysentery with abdominal pain from improper diet and retained Summer-Damp.
Notes
- Qing Mu Xiang is the root of the same plant that yields Fructus Aristolochiae, Ma Dou Ling.
- It is beneficial for Summer Heatstroke.