Single Herbs

Category	Jie Biao Yao 解表藥
Sub Category	Xin Liang Jie Biao 辛涼解表
Name	Mu Zei 木賊 Scouring rush
Grown	In Shaanxi, Gansu, Quinghai, Mongolia, northeast, Zhejiang and Sichuan areas of China.
Source	The dried whole leaf of Equisetum hyemale L.
Ingredients	Arginine, Threonine, fructose and glucose.
Pharma Effect	Efficient treating stomach, tongue and liver cancers in animal experiments.
Properties	sweet, bitter, neutral
Channels	lung, liver.
Function	Spreads the wind, relieves muscles, relieves heat and eliminates superficial visual obstruction.
Clinic Usage	For wind affecting eyes and causing excessive tearing, pterygium, blood in the stool, bleeding hemorrhoids, dysenteric disorder with blood, and profuse vaginal blood discharge.
Cautions	Use with caution in cases of deficient qi or blood.
Dosage	3~9g
Storage	Store in a dry, well ventilated place.