Ma Chi Xian (Lab Tested), 1lb

SKU	NHB245A
Brand	NuHerbs
Unit Size	1 pound
Dosage	9-15 grams in decoction - Bensky
Potency	1:1
Taste	Sour - Bensky
Properties	Cold, slippery - Bensky
Contraindications	Pregnancy - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology	Bloody urinary dribbling, hot urinary dribbling; Carbuncles, sores, red and white vaginal discharge; Wasp stings, Snakebite - Bensky
Actions	Clears heat, resolves toxicity, eases the Intestines.
Pattern	Fire toxicity, heat in the blood, damp-heat, insect stings and snakebite - Bensky
Channels Entered	Large Intestine, Liver - Bensky
Recommendations	Product will ship FedEx Ground, even if Expedited is selected. Call for expedited shipping rates.
Chinese name	Ma Chi Xian
English name	Purslane, Portulaca oleracea

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Description

	Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed. Resolves fire toxicity and cools the blood: for damp-heat or fire toxin dysenteric disorders. Also for bloody or hot painful urinary dribbling. At present, primarily used for bacillary dysentery with incomplete bowel movements.* Clears damp-heat and treats sores: primarily for fire toxin carbuncles or sores, as well as red-and-white vaginal discharge. For these purposes it is applied topically and taken internally. Often the fresh herb is used.* Also used as an antidote for the pain and swelling of wasp stings and snakebite.* Stops bleeding and unblocks painful urinary dribbling: for uterine bleeding (especially postpartum), painful bloody urinary dribbling, and hot painful urinary dribbling.*