异叶马兜铃
Name
Han Zhong Fang Ji (Radix aristolochiae heterophyllae)
Sources
The drug is the root of Aristolochia heterophylla Hemsl. (family Aristolochiaceae), growing insparsewoods of hillside scrubs, and distributed in Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnanand Guizhou of China.
The Effect of 异叶马兜铃
Property
Pungent, bitter, cold; bladder, spleen and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
It is used to induce diuresis, subdue swelling and relieve rheumatic condition, reduce blood pressure; for the treatment of edema, dribbling and painful micturition, tinea pedis, rheumatic arthralgia and hypertension.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 5~10 g.