Mo Han Lian
Ecliptae Herba
sweet, sour, cool
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Tonify Yin
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Dizziness
- Blurred vision
- Vertigo
- Premature greying of hair
- Bleeding disorders
- Hematemesis
- Hemoptysis
- Epistaxis
- Hemafecia
- Hematuria
- Menometrorrhagia
Mo Han Lian is sweet, sour, and cool. It enters the kidney and liver systems to treat deficiency of yin patterns. It is especially useful in treating patients that have bleeding disorders originating from deficiency heat patterns.
Channels: liver, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysglycemia
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Bleeding
- Stool
- Urine
- Cough
- Epistaxis
- Uterine
- Night sweats
- Menopausal symptoms
Formulas:
- Er Zhi Wan
Contraindications: do not prescribe Mo Han Lian to patients that present with poor digestive function
Zoo Image: conjoined turtles with grey hair, glasses, and vomiting blood is spinning with blood and urine coming from its lower jiao
