Mu Xiang
木香 mù xiāng ā ǔ, "wood fragrance"

Category:

Regulate Qi (Carminatives)

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Chuan Mu Xiang	chuān mù xiāng	川木香
Radix Aucklandiae Lappae
Tu Mu Xiang	tǔ mù xiāng	土木香

	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Caution in those with depleted fluids, yin deficiency, or blazing fire. See Toxicity.		Meridians: Spleen , Stomach , San Jiao (Triple Burner) , Large Intestine , Gall Bladder
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of uniform roots with many oily dots on cross section, and intense aroma.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (39) bēn tún wán (Running Piglet Pill) dǎn dào qū huí tāng (Drive Roundworms from the Biliary Tract Decoction) dàn liáo sì shén wán (Four-Miracle Pill from the Tranquil Hut) dāng guī lóng huì wán (Tangkuei, Gentiana Longdancao, and Aloe Pill) dǎo qì tāng (Conduct the Qi Decoction) féi ér wán (Fat Baby Pill) fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Decoction) guā loú zhǐ shǐ tāng (Trichosanthes Fruit and Immature Bitter Orange Decoction) guī pí tāng (Restore the Spleen Decoction) hēi xī dān (Lead Special pill) hòu pò wēn zhōng tāng (Magnolia Bark Decoction for Warming the Middle) huí chūn dān (Return of Spring Special Pill) jìa wèi wū yào tāng (Augmented Lindera Decoction) jiàn pí wán (Strengthen the Spleen Pill) jú hé wán (Tangerine Seed Pill ) juān bì tāng (Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction) liù mò tāng (Six Milled-herb Decoction) miào xiāng sǎn (Marvelously Fragrant Powder) mù xiāng bīng láng wán (Aucklandia and Betel Nut Pill from the Analytic Co) nèi shū huáng lián tāng (Internal Dispersing Decoction with Coptis) pái qì yǐn (Discharge Gas Decoction) qīng dǎn xiè huǒ tāng (Clear the Gallbladder and Drain Fire Decoction) qīng yí tāng (Clear the Pancreas Decoction) sháo yào tāng (Peony Decoction) shēn sū yǐn (Ginseng and Perilla Leaf Decoction) shí pí yǐn (Bolster the Spleen Decoction) sū hé xiāng wán (Liquid Styrax Pill) tīan tái wū yào sǎn (Top-Quality Lindera Powder) tiáo zhōng yì qì tāng (Regulate the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) wēi ruí tāng (Polygonatum Odoratum Decoction) wǔ mò yǐn zǐ (Five Milled-Herb Decoction) xiāng lián wán (Aucklandia and Coptis Pill) xiāng shā liù jūn zǐ tāng (Six Gentlemen Decoction with Aucklandia and Amomum) xiāng shā yǎng wèi tāng (Nourish the Stomach Decoction with Aucklandia and ) yán hú suǒ tāng (Corydalis Docoction) zhēn rén yǎng zàng tāng (Immortal's Decoction to Nourish the Organs) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Decoction) zhōu chē wán (Vessel and Vehicle Pill) zǐ xuě dān (Purple Snow Special Pill)

Family:

Compositae (Asteraceae)

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Aucklandiae Radix

Botanical: Aucklandia Lappa Decne.

Japanese: mokkō

Korean: mokhyang

Common: costus root, saussurea, auklandia

Temperature: Warm

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Moves Qi and Alleviates pain. add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Adjusts and Regulates Qi in the Intestines. add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Strengthens the Spleen and Prevents Stagnation. add comment

	+1 minda miller clears damp heat from intestines add comment

	+1 Laura Drago A feeling of food sitting in the Stomach add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Epigastric or Abdominal Pain or Distention add comment

	+1 Aumkar Mahabodha Is widely used in pediatrics add comment

Mu Xiang木香 mù xiāng ā ǔ, "wood fragrance"

Mu Xiang
木香 mù xiāng ā ǔ, "wood fragrance"