Qu Mai - 瞿麦 - Herbi Dianthi

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Dianthi
Common English:	Chinese Pink Dianthus Fringed Pink Lilac Pink Proud Pink Herb Rainbow Pink

Category

Herbs that Drain Dampness (Diuretics)

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Cold	Bladder Heart Small Intestine (Kidney)	4-15g Tincture: 2-4ml 9-15g (Secondary source)

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Drains Damp-Heat from the Urinary Bladder, promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction	Damp-Heat Painful Urinary Dysfunction, especially Blood Lin
Breaks up Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation and regulates menstruation	Amenorrhea due to Blood Stasis (auxiliary)
Unblocks the bowels	Constipation
Purges Heart and Small Intestine Fire	Heart Fire leading to Small Intestine Excess Heat

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Hb. Polygoni Avicularis Bian Xu	Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha	Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
Lin Syndrome.	Stone Lin.	Lower Jiao Damp-Heat with burning, painful, dribbling urination.
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji	Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao	Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
Hematuria due to Heat.	Blood Stasis causing amenorrhea.	Constipation.
Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi Talcum Hua Shi	Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji Pollen Typhae Pu Huang	Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao End. Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin Hb. Lygodii Hai Jin Sha
Heat dysuria (Re Lin) with burning and pain during urination.	Bloody dysuria. (Xue Lin)	Stone Lin.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Flos Carthami Hong Hua Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
Blood clots.

Notes

1. It is best suited to cases in which Heat predominates.
2. Gynecological swellings and sores, along with other skin rashes from Damp-Heat, can be treated with it.
3. According to one source, it is good for Obstruction Syndrome with frequent vomiting, difficult urination and/or defecation, masses and distention.
4. Studies have shown that it inhibits cancer cell growth.
5. The leaves are said to cure anal fistula, hematochezia, ascariasis, ophthalmia and female tinea sores, and to detoxify mineral toxicity.
6. For a carbuncle at the tip of the thumb, burn the herb to ash, mix the ash with vegetable oil and apply it to the lesion.
7. For a sore throat, take the powder by mouth.
8. It is also used to promote contractions in prolonged pregnancy or uterine dystocia.
9. Qu Mai and Hb. Polygoni Avicularis Bian Xu both clear Heat and help remove pathogenic water to unblock painful urinary dysfunction, and they are frequently combined for burning, painful and difficult urination. Bian Xu is bitter and descending, entering the Bladder directly to cool Damp-Heat; it is superior for scanty, dark urine that is difficult to pass because of Damp-Heat, and can also be used for Damp-Heat jaundice. Qu Mai supports the function of the Small Intestine to guide Internal Heat outward and is better for burning pain on urination or hematuria from Heat. It also breaks up Blood Stasis and unblocks the channels to treat amenorrhea.
10. Aerial Parts of Dianthus Qu Mai Sui are superior at cooling Heat, promoting urination, breaking up Blood Stasis and unblocking the channels.