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Traditional Chinese Medicine/Mu Zei
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Name Means:
Mu-Wood
Zei-Thief
English Name:
equisetum Markus Veit, Cornelia Beckert, Cornelia Höhne, Katja Bauer, Hans Geiger. "Interspecific and intraspecific variation of phenolics in the genus Equisetum subgenus Equisetum", Phytochemistry, Volume 38, Issue 4, March 1995, Pages 881-891.
scouring rush
shave grass
Chinese Name:
木贼 (Pinyin: mù zéi)
Latin Name:
Herba Equiseti Hiemalis
Taste & Temperature:
../Gan-Sweet/
../Ku-Bitter/
../Ping-Neutral/
Channels:
Hand Tai Yin of Lung
Foot Jue Yin of Liver
Actions & Indications:
disperse Wind-Heat (Spicy & Cool)
brighten eyes, remove visual obstruction
clear heat & stop bleeding
Contraindication:
Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating
Caution:
Yin syndrome
Blood deficiency
chronic skin infection
frequent urination
depleted fluids
Qi deficiency
Dosage:
1-3 qian (3-9 grams)
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../Xin Liang Jie Biao/
../TCM Materia Medica/
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