Milk Wood

Milk Wood

(Mindong materia medica)

[source] it is the stem and leaf of tianxianguo. See "milk milk" for plant morphology.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn, wash and dry.

[flavor] sweet, light, warm, non-toxic.

[channel tropism] entering lung, spleen and kidney.

Functions and indications: Buzhong Yiqi, Jianpi Huashi, Qianjin Zhuanggu, detumescence, Huoxue Jiedu. It is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis pain, weakness of Qi and blood, weakness of limbs, weakness of muscles and bones, traumatic injury, amenorrhea and milk obstruction.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 Liang.

[should avoid] those with exogenous pathogenic wind heat should not use; dispensing should avoid Acanthopanax senticosus and baisuhua.

[prescription selection] treatment of anal prolapse: milk firewood, water vine each one or two, dog spine seven money, ground root three money. Take it by frying.