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Clematis stem (Mutong)
Pharmaceutical
Name: Caulis Aristolochiae seu Clematis
Botanical Name: 1. Aristolochia manshuriensis
Kom.; 2. Clematis armandii Franch.; 3. C.
Montana Buch.-Ham.
Common Name: Akebia, Clematis stem
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The stems are gathered in spring
or autumn. The bark is removed, and the stems
are dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Bitter and cold
Meridians: Heart, small intestine and urinary
bladder
Functions:
1. To promote water metabolism and relieve
abnormal urination;
2. To clear heat and promote lactation
Indications & Combinations:
1. Damp-heat in the urinary bladder manifested
as dysuria, painful urination, frequent urination,
urgency of micturition and abdominal distension
and fullness, or flaring up of heart fire
manifested as ulceration of the mouth and
tongue, irritability and blood in the urine.
Clematis stem (Mutong) is used with Bamboo
leaf (Zhuye), Licorice root (Gancao) and Fresh
rehmannia root (Shengdihuang) in the formula
Daochi San.
2. Insufficient lactation. Clematis stem
(Mutong) is used with Vaccaria seed (Wangbuliuxing)
and Pangolin scales (Chuanshanjia), or Clematis
stem (Mutong) is cooked with pig's feet.
Dosage: 3-6 g
Cautions & Contraindications: Avoid
giving overdosages of the herb. It is contraindicated
during pregnancy. |
