INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Aristolochiae Mollissimae
Common English:	Mollissima Hairy Birthwort

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Neutral Slightly Toxic	Liver	9-15g

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks the channels and collaterals and stops pain

Wind-Damp Bi, numbness in the limbs, difficulty moving the joints and paralysis

General pain, including digestive and trauma induced

Toothache, malaria and abscess

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Over dosage can led to nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, anorexia, dizziness, headache, anxiety and a dry throat.
Contraindicated for those with Internal Heat due to Yin Deficiency.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng	Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang Fr. Amomi Sha Ren Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu
Wind-Damp Bi.	Bloating and pain in the epigastrium with anorexia and acid regurgitation.

This herb can be used alone as a decoction or tincture for Wind-Dampness.
It can be used as a decoction or plaster for trauma.
This herb dissipates migratory pain.
This herb has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
The whole plant is soaked in water and taken, for muscle, bone and Stomach pain.
It is also used to treat Damp-Heat.
It is primarily used for bone and Lung cancers.