Ma Dou Ling
Aristolochiae Fructus
bitter, slightly cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Relieve Cough and Wheeze
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Coughing
- Wheezing
- Pain around anus
Ma Dou Ling is bitter and slightly cold. It enters the large intestine and lung systems to treat cough when it’s due to heat patterns in the lungs. It also enters the large intestines to reduce heat that may cause pain around the anus.
Channels: lung, large intestine
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Wheezing
- Hemorrhoids
- Painful anus
Formulas:
- Bu Fei E Jiao Tang
Contraindications: do not prescribe Ma Dou Ling to patients in large doses or long term, do not prescribe to patients with poor digestive function, do not prescribe to patients with cough due to cold patterns
Zoo Image: a puffin is coughing with a hot fiery chest and butt