Ma Bian Cao1

Ma Bian Cao2

Name

Ma Bian Cao (European Verbena)

The Effect of European Verbena

Property

Bitter, cool; liver and spleen meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and remove toxicity, activate blood and dissipate nodulation, promote diuresis and resolve swelling.

Indications

Jaundice due to damp-heat, edema, dysentery, malaria, sores and boils, abdominal mass, gonorrhea, diphtheria, pharyngitis, amenorrhea, gangrenopsis, fever due to external pathogens.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 15~30 g, 30~60 g of the fresh product, or made into pill and powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.

Cations

It is contraindicated to pregnant women.

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