Xun Gu Feng - 尋骨風 - Herba Aristolochiae Mollissimae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Aristolochiae Mollissimae
Common English:	Hairy Birthwort Mollissima

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Neutral Slightly Toxic	Liver	9-15g

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks the channels and collaterals and stops pain

Wind-Damp Bi, numbness in the limbs, difficulty moving the joints and paralysis

General pain, including digestive and trauma induced

Toothache, malaria and abscess

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Over dosage can led to nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, anorexia, dizziness, headache, anxiety and a dry throat.
Contraindicated for those with Internal Heat due to Yin Deficiency.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng	Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang Fr. Amomi Sha Ren Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu
Wind-Damp Bi.	Bloating and pain in the epigastrium with anorexia and acid regurgitation.

For Wind-Dampness, it can be used by itself as a decoction or tincture.
For trauma, it can be used as a decoction or a plaster.
It dispels migratory pain.
It has been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth.
For muscle, bone and Stomach pain, the whole plant is soaked in water and taken.
It is used for Damp-Heat as well.
Its main use is for bone and Lung cancers.