Asiatic moonseed rhizome (BEI DOU GEN)-Menispermum dauricum-Rhizoma Menispermi

Asiatic moonseed rhizome (BEI DOU GEN)

Menispermum dauricum DC. (Fam. Menispermaceae)

Pharmaceutical Name:

Rhizoma Menispermi

Botanical Name:

Menispermum dauricum DC. (Fam. Menispermaceae)

Common Name:

Asiatic moonseed rhizome

Part Used:

Rhizome

Rhizoma Menispermi is produced mainly in the provinces of northeast China, Hebei, Shandong, and Shanxi. Collected in spring and autumn, it is dried in sunlight, washed, and sliced.

Properties  Taste & Meridians:

Sweet in flavor, cold in property, slightly toxic, acts on the Lung and Liver channels.

Functions:

Clears Heat and removes toxins, disperses Wind to relieve pain.

Indications & Combinations:

For sore throat, it is used with Radix Platycodi (Jie Geng) and Radix Scrophulariae (Xuan Shen). It is also used for hypertension and liver cancer.

Dosage and administration:

3–10 g, decocted in water for internal use.

Precautions:

None noted.

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