Mu Tong
Akebiae Caulis
bitter, slightly cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Drain Dampness
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Edema
- Ascites
- Painful urination
- Mouth sores
- Scanty urination
- Inhibited lactation
- Amenorrhea
- Arthritis
Mu Tong enters the heart, small intestine, and bladder systems. It is bitter and slightly cold. Because Mu Tong enters the heart and is bitter, it reduces shen disturbance that present with irritability.
Channels: heart, small intestine, bladder
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Blood deficiency
- Antitumor
- Diuretic
- Mood disorders
- Sore throat
- Amenorrhea
- Kidney stones
- Dysuria
- Arthritis
- Urinary tract infections
- Hepatitis
- Antimicrobial
Formulas:
- Ba Zheng San
- Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang
- Dao Chi San
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Ju He Wan
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Shi Wei San
- Tong Ru Dan
- Xiao Feng San
- Xiao Ji Yin Zi
- Xin Yi San
Contraindications: Mu Tong should be prescribed cautiously with patients that are pregnant
Zoo Image: an irritable mother pig with a mouth sore is trying to feed her babies, one baby is spelling out VESSELS with blocks, the mother is dreaming that her irritable heart will drain out through the small intestines, the word ouch is coming out of her while the urinates