Properties: Sweet, slightly bitter
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Spleen and Stomach
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Clears Summerheat and resolves Dampness
Summerheat with pronounced or chronic diarrhoea, dysentery, nausea, vomiting and loud borborygmus
- Strengthens the Spleen
Spleen Deficiency
- Expels Gu Parasites
Chronic inflammatory disease (Fruehauf, 2015)
Suggested Daily Dosage: 10-30g in decoction.
Cautions: Raw material is toxic. It should be stir baked for use.
Appears in 15 formulae listed on this site: (click to display)
Bao Tai Zi Sheng Wan (Protect the Foetus and Aid Life Pill)
From: Extensive Notes on Medicine from the First Awakened Studio (1613)
Lei Shi Qing Liang Di Shu Fa (Master Lei's Method for Clearing, Cooling and Scouring Out Summerheat)
From: Discussion of Seasonal Disorders (1882)
Liu He Tang (Harmonise the Six Decoction)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)
Liu Shen San (Six Miracle Powder)
From: Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment by Wang Ken-Tang (1602)
Liu Wei Xiang Ru Yin (Six Ingredient Mosla Drink)
From: Medical Formulas Collected and Analysed by Wang Ang (1682)
Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang (Glehnia and Ophiopogonis Decoction)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San (Ginseng, Poria and Atractylodes Powder)
From: Medical Formulas Collected and Analysed by Wang Ang (1682)
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San (Ginseng, Poria and Atractylodes Powder)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)
Shi Wei Xiang Ru Yin (Ten Ingredient Drink with Mosla)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)
Si Wei Xiang Ru Yin (Four Ingredient Mosla Powder)
From: Book to Safeguard Life Arranged According to Pattern (1108)
Wu Wu Xiang Ru San (Five Substance Mosla Powder)
From: Medical Formulas Collected and Analysed by Wang Ang (1682)
Xiang Ru Cha (Elsholtzia Tea)
From: Chinese Medicinal Teas by Zong Xiao-Fan and Gary Liscum (1996)
Xiang Ru San (Mosla Powder)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)
Xiao He Zhong Yin (Minor Harmonise the Middle Drink)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)
Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin (Newly Augmented Mosla Drink)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)
Research Links & References: (click to display)
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, has been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
