木通

Mu Tong

Name

Mu Tong (Caulis Akebiae)

Property

Bitter, cool; heart, small intestine and bladder meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heart-fire, promote diuresis, stimulate the menstrual flow and promote the milk-secretion.

Indications

Galactostasis, edema, sore throat, amenorrhea, pharyngitis, stranguria with turbid discharge, difficulty and pain in micturition, irritable feverish sensation in chest, crampy pain of whole body.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 3~6 g, or made into pill or powder.

Cations

It is contraindicated for qi deficiency, spermatorrhea and pregnant women.