Qing Mu Xiang - 青木香 - Radix Aristolochiae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Radix Aristolochiae Radix Aristolochiae Recurvilabra
Common English:	Slender Dutchmanspipe Root

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Bitter	Cold (Cool) Mildly Toxic	Liver Stomach	3-10g Powder: 1.5-2g

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Alleviates pain, Clears Heat, Promotes the flow of Qi, Removes toxicity, Resolves edema

Liver and Stomach Qi Stagnation complicated with Heat with distending pain in chest, hypochondrium and abdomen

Diarrhea and dysentery with abdominal pain

Abscesses, sores and deep-rooted boils, eczema, snakebite internally or topically

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Aristolochic acid, a chemical constituent of Aristolochia species and some Asarum species, has been detected in Qing Mu Xiang, as well as in Guang Fang Ji, Guan Mu Tong, Xi Xin and Ma Dou Ling.

Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang	Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum Gao Liang Jian Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Fr, Amomi Sha Ren	Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
Liver and Stomach Qi Stagnation complicated with Heat with distending pain in chest, hypochondrium and abdomen	Gastric and abdominal distention due to Stomach Cold and Qi Stagnation	Diarrhea and dysentery with abdominal pain due to improper diet and Summer-Damp Retention
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
Snakebite internally or topically

Qing Mu Xiang is the root of the same plant that yields Fructus Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling.
It is a good choice for Summer Heat Stroke.