Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
Mo Yao 没药
Resina Myrrhae Myrrh
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Neutral
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Neutral
- Channels Entered
- HT, LIV, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Resina Myrrhae
- Chinese
- 没药
- Tone Marks
- mò yào
Chinese Herb Actions
- Moves Blood, Breaks blood stasis, Relieves Pain By breaking blood stasis it relieves pain in most conditions including painful trauma, contusions, sores, carbuncles, swellings, fixed abdominal masses, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and cramps, post partum pain and spotting, Bi Zheng, chest pain, abdominal pain, painful obstructions, epigastric pain, intestinal abscesses,
- Promotes Healing Generates flesh and healing in skin lesions, ulcerations, chronic sores and non healing ulcers.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-10 grams in decoction (Chen)
- 3-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Combinations:
- Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)
- Mo Yao (Resina Myrrhae)
- Ru Xiang (Resina Olibani)
- Zi Ran Tong (Pyritum)
Combined Indications:
- Strains and Fractures
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy
- Do not use in cases with weak stomach, may induce vomiting or nausea
- Do not use long term
- Not for patients without stasis
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Possible allergic reactions effect the skin
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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