Mu Zei
| Mu Zei in TCM:Explore the properties of Mu Zei according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: equisetum, common scouring rush, Dutch
rushes
Pharmacuetical Name: Herba Equiseti Hiemalis
Properties: sweet, bitter, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: LU, LV
Flavors: sweet, bitter
Special Properties:
clears heat, disperses wind, stops bleeding
Actions / Indications:
- Dispels wind heat; benefits eyes (cloudiness, blurred
vision, pterygium, excess tearing; wind-heat affecting eyes: red, swollen,
painful eyes; rarely used for other wind-heat conditions)
- Clears Heat; stops bleeding (bloody stools, hemorrhoids,
hematochezia)
Special Notes:
- For hemorrhoids use Mu Zei with Di Yu and
Huai Jiao to clear heat and stop bleeding.
- Mu Zei is not recommended for patients suffering from red eyes due
to LYR.
Contraindications:
- (cc: urinary frequency)
- (cc: deficiency of yin, yang, qi, or blood)
- (cc: long term use is not recommended)
- (cc: pregnancy)
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