Mo Yao
Myrrha
bitter, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Circulate Blood
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Trauma
- Sores
- Swellings
- Chest pain
- Carbuncles
- Amenorrhea
- Abdominal pain
- Masses
Mo Yao is bitter and neutral. It enters the heart, liver, and spleen systems. It heals tissue for treatment of traumas and moves the blood to treat menstrual disorders.
Channels: heart, liver, spleen
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Arthritis
- Physical trauma
- Skin sores
- Wounds
- Pain in the abdomen
- Masses
- Dyslipidemia
- Premenstrual disorder
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Cough
Formulas:
- Die Da Wan
- Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan
- Qi Li San
- Qi Zhen San
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Xiao Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xiao Huo Luo Dan
- Yan Hu Suo Tang
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin
Contraindications: Mo Yao should not be prescribed to patients that are not presenting with blood stasis patterns, should not be prescribed to pregnant patients or patients with poor digestive function, and should only be used short term
Zoo Image: a roadrunner with a fixed abdominal mass heads towards a healing hut while breaking up blood stasis with his feet, a coconut is about to fall on his head