Yi Mu Cao
Leonuri Herba
acrid, bitter, slightly cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Circulate Blood
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Irregular menstruation
- Premenstrual cramps
- Abdominal masses
- Retained lochia
- Heavy menstruation
- Trauma
- Pain
- Edema
- Blood in urine
- Sores
- Abscesses
- Swellings
- Rashes
Yi Mu Cao is acrid to disperse and move the blood, bitter to drain and detoxify, and slightly cold to treat heat patterns including damp-heat. It enters the bladder, liver, and heart systems.
Channels: heart, liver, bladder
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Kidney related edema
- Infertility
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Painful urination
- Eczema
- High blood pressure
- Dysuria
- Antifungal
Formulas:
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
Contraindications: do not prescribe Yin Mu Cao to pregnant patients or to patients with blood deficiency
Zoo Image: a roadrunner conductor gets people aboard the Menses Train with stops at: Fertility Plains, Outhouse Town, and Toxic Mountain