-- Acupuncture -- -- Moxibustion -- Shiatsu Massage -- Esthetics -- ChiropracticApocynum
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Botanical name |
Apocynum venetum |
| Pin yin name | Luo Bu Ma | |
| Pin yin description | (Luo Bu means to spread out; ma refers to hemp like plants, with tough stems; the herb grows like a weed, spreading out over a large area) | |
| Other common names | Chinese Dogbane | |
| Part used | Leaf (collected in summer while growing luxuriantly) |
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| Taste | Bland, Astringent | |
| Nature | Slightly Cold | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Calm the liver to extinguish internal wind, lower blood pressure, promote diuresis | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Liver heat, preponderance of liver yang, and internal wind causing symptoms of headache, vertigo, restlessness, and insomnia; hypertension; edema | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None noted; however, Apocynum plants contain apocynin, cymarin, and apocynein, which can be toxic in large doses; the result of taking a large amount may be diarrhoea; prolonged use of high doses may cause cardiac insufficiency | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported; however, caution should be taken in combining this herb with hypotensive and diuretic drugs to avoid excessive lowering of blood pressure | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Cases without internal wind or edema | |
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