Mo Pan Cao

Name

Mo Pan Cao (Abutilon indicum)

The Effect of Mo Pan Cao

Property

Sweet, bland, cool; lung and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Dispel wind and clear heat, resolve phlegm, relieve cough, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.

Indications

Sores and boils, traumatic injury, cold, fever, cough, diarrhea, deafness, mumps, tympanitis, pharyngitis, urinary tract infection.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 30~60 g or stew with meat. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.

Cautions

It is contraindicated to pregnant women.