Bai Mao Gen
白茅根 bái máo gēn, "white cogongrass root"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Sweet		Dosage: 9-30g

	Cautions: Caution in those with cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach.		Meridians: Lung , Urinary Bladder , Stomach , Small Intestine
	Preparation: The unprepared herb is best for heat disorders with lack of fluids		Quality: Consists of thick, white rhizomes with a sweet taste.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (3) níng xuè tāng (Quiet the Blood Decoction) qīng jīng zhǐ xuè tāng (Cool the Menses and Stop Bleeding Decoction) shí huī sǎn (Ten Partially-Charred Substances Powder )

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Pharmaceutical: Imperatae Rhizoma

Botanical: Imperata cylindrica BEAUV. var. major (NEES) C.E. HUBB

Japanese: hakubōkon

Korean: baekmogeun

Common: rhizome of woolly grass, imperata, white grass, imperata rhizome

Temperature: Cold

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Cools the Blood. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Quells heat and promotes urination. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Clears Heat from the Stomach and Lungs add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Cough add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Nausea and thirst due to stomach heat add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Hot painful urinary dribbling add comment

Bai Mao Gen白茅根 bái máo gēn, "white cogongrass root"