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Moutan ( 牡丹皮 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Moutan Radicis
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Mu Dan Pi
Common
English Name
Moutan
Part
of Plant Used
Small curls of root bark
Nature
Cool
Taste
Acrid, bitter
Meridians
Entered
Heart, Liver, Kidneys
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat gynecological problems
including tumors, masses, lumps in abdomen, or irregular or missing menses,
after actual malignancy has been ruled out (TCM: Blood stasis); also used
for skin eruptions, mouth sores, abnormal bleeding from the nose, and blood
in sputum, vomit, or under the skin with or following a high fever; also
has been used to treat intestinal abscesses, such as appendicitis, by reducing
swelling and draining pus.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Clears heat and cools Blood; clears deficiency fire, invigorates Blood and
dispels congealed Blood; clears ascending Liver fire; drains pus and reduces
swelling.
Common
Formulas Used In
Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, and Rehmannia; Bupleurum, Inula, and Cyperus;
Eight Immortal Long Life Pill; Leonuris and Achyranthes; Rehmannia and Dogwood
Fruit; Rehmannia and Magnetitum; Rehmannia Eight; Rehmannia Six.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use during pregnancy. Do not use where there are cold conditions,
excessive menstrual bleeding, or deficient Yin with excessive sweating.
Leave Moutan
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