Login
|
Register
Home
Herbs
Formulas
Acupuncture
Tests
Community
Pearls
Herb Browse
Herb Feeds
We Need Your Help
Search:
Suggestions:
Qu Mai
瞿麥
qú mài
Category:
Drain Dampness (Diuretics)
Is this Herb effective in the clinic?
+1
Pinyin Pronunciation:
Profile
Functions
Indications
Suggestions
Tastes:
Bitter
Dosage:
9-15g
Cautions:
Contraindicated during pregnancy
avoid use during Pregnancy
Meridians:
Urinary Bladder
,
Heart
,
Small Intestine
Preparation:
• Aerial parts
Quality:
Good quality - tender, yellowish green twigs and leaves, without rootlets or foreign matter. The flower buds should still be closed. There is no difference in quality between the two species.
Reference Source:
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')
Notes:
No notes at this time
Formulas
(2)
bā zhèng sǎn (Eight Herb Powder for Rectification)
sān jīn tāng (Three-Gold Decoction)
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Alternate Names:
Pharmaceutical:
Herba Dianthi
Botanical:
Dianthus Suberpus L., Dianthus Chinensis L.
Japanese:
kubaku
Korean:
gumaek
Common:
dianthus, fringed pink, Chinese pink
Temperature:
Cold
+ Add a Function
Don't show me this
We Need Your Help!
All this information has been generated by
community involvement.
We need help completing these sections.
Find out more...
close
Type the Function Name (commas will separate your entry into multiple Functions)
add
+1
Andrea Murchison
(
Rootdown Editor
)
Unblocks bowels
add comment
+1
Andrea Murchison
(
Rootdown Editor
)
Breaks up Blood Stasis
add comment
+1
Andrea Murchison
(
Rootdown Editor
)
Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes urination and Unblocks painful urinary dysfunction
add comment
+ Add an Indication
Don't show me this
We Need Your Help!
All this information has been generated by
community involvement.
We need help completing these sections.
Find out more...
close
Type the Indication Name (commas will separate your entry into multiple Indications)
add
+1
Mellissa Rudder
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Any kind of painful urinary dribbling (esp bloody)
add comment
+1
Mellissa Rudder
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Amenorrhea due to blood stasis (auxiliary)
add comment
+1
Andrea Murchison
(
Rootdown Editor
)
Constipation
add comment
Don't show me this
We Need Your Help!
All this information has been generated by
community involvement.
We need help completing these sections.
Find out more...
No Comments At This Time