Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
Mu Zei 木贼
Herba Equiseti Hiemalis Shave Grass, Scouring Rush
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Neutral
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Bitter, Neutral
- Channels Entered
- LIV, LU
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Herba Equiseti Hiemalis
- Chinese
- 木贼
- Tone Marks
- mù zéi
- Translation
- Wood Thief
Chinese Herb Actions
- Disperses Wind and Heat, Especially when Affecting the Eyes For redness, pain, swelling, cloudiness, blurred vision, pterygium, cataract, and conjunctivitis affecting the eyes. Also used to treat headache due to Wind-Heat.
- Clears Heat and Stops Bleeding Used as a complimentary herb for bleeding hemorrhoids and Blood in the stool.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-9 grams.
- Part used: aerial tips of scouring rush.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Caution during pregnancy, qi and blood Deficiency, depletion of fluids, and urinary frequency.
Chinese Herb Notes
- Can be used externally in powdered form.
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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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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