Chuan Mu Tong (Clematis)

Chinese Herb Actions

Chinese Herb Dosage

• None noted ¹² 3-6 grams in decoction ¹³

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Do not use during pregnancy
• Do not use in cases with spermatorrhea, Yang deficiency, or Qi deficiency

Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

• No toxicity noted

Herb-Drug Interactions

• Chuan Mu Tong promotes urination and may interfere with Diuretic drugs.

Western / Biomedical Research

Chinese Herb Clinical Studies & Research

Provided as research context — a summary of published biomedical study, not a therapeutic or medical claim.

• Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of the saponin and sapogenins obtained from the stem of Akebia quinata.
  Choi J, Jung HJ, Lee KT, Park HJ. J Med Food. 2005 Spring;8(1):78-85
• Tinnitus treated with combined traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine
  Yang DJ. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1989 May;9(5):270-1, 259-60.
• Toxicity of the Chinese herb mu tong (Aristolochia manshuriensis). What history tells us.
  Zhu YP. Adverse Drug React Toxicol Rev. 2002;21(4):171-7.

Chinese Herb Notes

• Chuan Mu Tong and Hu Po both drain fire from the Heart Channel and Small Intestine with pain or bloody urine. Both drain fire from the Heart but Chuan Mu Tong is more used for sores on the tongue while Hu Po calms spirit.
• Mu Tong can be sourced from both caulis akebiae and clematis armandii, but clematis is more common in the United States.