Caulis et Folium Clematidis Argentilucidae

Name

Mao Mu Tong (Caulis et Folium Clematidis Argentilucidae)

Sources

The drug is the dried or fresh root, stern or leaf of Clematis argentilucida (Lévl. et Vant. ) W. T. Wang (Family Ranunculaceae), growing on mountain slopes or in scrubs in ravines, and distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan province.

The Effect of Caulis et Folium Clematidis Argentilucidae

Property

Bitter, sweet, pungent, cool.

Actions

Clear heat and relieve sore throat, induce diuresis and relieve stranguria, activate blood and alleviate pain.

Indcations

Traumatic injury, stranguria, tonsillitis, sphagitis,sores and boils.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~15 g.