Costus root (Muxiang)
Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Aucklandiae
seu Vladimiriae
Botanical Name: 1. Aucklandia lappa Decne.; 2.
Vladimiria souliei (Franch.) Ling
Common Name: Aucklandia root, Costus
root
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The roots are dug in October and can be used raw or baked.
Properties & Taste: Pungent, bitter
and warm
Meridians: Spleen, stomach, large
intestine and gall bladder
Functions: 1. To regulate qi in the
spleen and stomach; 2. To stop pain
Indications & Combinations:
1. Qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach
manifested as poor appetite, epigastric and abdominal distension and pain,
borborygmus and diarrhea. Costus root (Muxiang) is used with Poria
(Fuling), Bitter orange (Zhiqiao) and Tangerine peel (Chenpi).
2. Damp-heat dysentery manifested as
tenesmus and abdominal pain. Costus root (Muxiang) is used with Rhubarb
(Dahuang) and Areca seed (Binglang) in the formula Muxiang Binglang Wan.
Dosage: 3-10 g.
Cautions & Contraindications: The
raw herb is used for qi stagnation, and the baked herb is used for diarrhea.
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