mu xiang 木香 Edited by: Joe Hing kwok Chu See picture here on a Chinese site. (left picture is mu xiang, and the right one is a wrong substitute, belongs to Aristolochia family, which is toxic.) Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Radix Aucklandiae | Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Saussurea lappa Clarke Inula racemosa, Hook fil. Aucklandia costus, Falk | Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | mokko | Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | mokhyang | Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | muk6 heong1 | Other Names: 別 名﹕ | guang mu xiang, yun mu xiang 廣木香(原為印度產木香﹐經廣東人口)﹐雲木香(於雲南種 植的木香) | Common Name: 英文名﹕ | costus root. | Distribution: 產地﹕ | mainly in Yunnan, also in Sichuan and Tibet. 主產於云南。四川﹐ 西藏也有生產。 | Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | acrid, bitter, warm. 辛﹐苦﹐溫。 | Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | gallbladder, large intestine, spleen, stomach 膽﹐大腸﹐脾﹐胃。 | | Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | anti fungus improves movements of digestive tract, relieves flatulence and pain. (1)抗真菌
(2)促進胃腸蠕動，緩解胃腸氣脹疼痛 | Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | flatulence and pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, vomiting caused by weak digestion. For bronchitis, digestive tract infection: yeast infection, dysentery, and lack of appetite. 氣滯胸腹脹痛，霍亂吐瀉，痢疾 ，裏急後重，慢性胃腸炎 (細菌或真菌感染)，氣管支炎﹐食慾不振。 | Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | | Dosage: 用量﹕ | 3 ~ 10 g. | Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | | Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | | Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | Beware of using the wrong substitute, qing mu xiang (root of ma dou ling) (Aristolochia delibis Sieb.) is toxic for the kidneys. Not to use in cases of yinxu (yin deficient) condition. Allergic reaction: mild abdominal pain, itchiness, tightness in chest area, and diarrhea. 青木香有毒﹐為 馬 兜 鈴 之根﹐對腎臟有大毒。不可用。 陰虛、津液不足者 慎服。 不良反應包括：輕微腹痛，發痒，胸悶，腹瀉。 |
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