Flos Hibisci Mutabilis

Name

Mu Fu Rong Hua (Flos Hibisci Mutabilis)

1. 木芙蓉花
2. Fu Rong Hua
3. Mu Fu Rong Hua
4. Flower of cottonrose hibiscus
5. 芙蓉花

The Effect of Flos Hibisci Mutabilis

Property

Pungent, cool; lung and liver meridians entered.

Actions

Clear lung heat and cool blood, dissipate heat and remove toxicity, resolve swelling and expel pus.

Indications

Scrofula, cough due to lung heat, leucorrhea, acute appendicitis; sores and boils, burns and scalds, innominate swelling and pain, purulent ear for external application.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 10~30 g.

Cautions

It is contraindicated to pregnant women and people with deficiency cold. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.