Mu Tong
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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Bitter		Dosage: 3-6g

	Cautions: Use with caution during pregnancy		Meridians: Urinary Bladder , Heart , Small Intestine
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: No quality data at this time
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (14) bā zhèng sǎn (Eight Herb Powder for Rectification) chú shī weì líng tāng (Eliminate Dampness Decoction by Combining Calm the Stomach and Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) dāng guī sì nì tāng (Tangkuei Decoction for Frigid Extremities) dǎo chì sǎn (Guide Out the Red powder) gān lù xiāo dú dān (Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxin) guò qī yǐn (Delayed Menstruation Decoction) jiā wèi wǔ lín sǎn (Augmented Five-Ingredient Powder for Painful Urinary Dysfunction) jú hé wán (Tangerine Seed Pill ) lóng dǎn xiè gān tāng (Gentiana Long Gan Cao Decoction to Drain the Liver) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder) xiǎo jì yǐn zǐ (Cephalanoplos Decoction) xiè xīn dǎo chì tāng (Drain the Epigastrium and Guide Out the Red Decoction) xīn yí sǎn (Magnolia Flower Powder) xuān dú fā biǎo tāng (Dissipate Toxin and Release Exterior Decoction)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Caulis Mutong

Botanical: Akebia Quinata Decne., Akebia Trifoliata Koidz., Akebia Trifoliata Koidz. Var. Australis Rehd.

Japanese: mokutsū

Korean: moktong

Common: akebia caulis

Temperature: Slightly Cold

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Promotes urination and Unblocks painful urinary dribbling add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Drains Heat from the Heart via the Small Intestine add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Irritability add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Sores of the mouth or tongue add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Amenorrhea add comment

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