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TCM Treasures - Costus root
By Zhang Qian |
June 30, 2013, Sunday
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SIMPLIFIED Chinese: 木香 Pinyin: mù xiāng
Mu xiang, literally wood fragrance, (costus root) is a pleasant smelling herb found in mountainous areas.
Also called "guang mu xiang," as in the past much originated in Guangzhou Province, it is now grown widely in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou provinces.
Dealing with energy stagnation and digestive problems are among major uses.
It is said that a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor was invited to treat Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Shanxi official Li Ciming who was suffering from serious diarrhea. The doctor gave Li 20 small pills and told him take them with thick rice water. Within two days, Li was back to good health
Li asked the doctor about the magic medicine. The doctor told him that a major ingredient - mu xiang - grew at the pond where Li washed his inkstone.
Touched by the beautiful flower and pleasant fragrance, Li wrote a poem for mu xiang.
It is a "warm" herb often prescribed for digestive problems related with pathogenic coldness. It can be work as herbal decoction or as an ingredient of herbal pills, and ground for external application.
It is advised not to use more than 15g of mu xiang at a time.
Patent drugs with mu xiang as the major ingredients are also used to relieve problems like abdominal pain.
For stomach ulcer
Mix 100g of dried and ground lychee peel with 50g mu xiang.
Take 3-6g of the mixture together with warm water at morning and night.
Benefits: Helps the digestive system.
For diarrhea
Boil six jujubes with water, add 4g mu xiang and simmer. Filter, take while warm.
Benefits: Treats diarrhea.
For benefiting digestive system
Mix 6g of dried and ground orange peel and 6g mu xiang.
Pan-fry ginger and green onion with oil first. Add 100g baby chicken, 30g mushrooms, the herbal powder mixture. Add 50ml water and simmer for 15 minutes.
Benefits: Helps benefit digestive system.
Mu xiang, literally wood fragrance, (costus root) is a pleasant smelling herb found in mountainous areas.
Also called "guang mu xiang," as in the past much originated in Guangzhou Province, it is now grown widely in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou provinces.
Dealing with energy stagnation and digestive problems are among major uses.
It is said that a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor was invited to treat Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Shanxi official Li Ciming who was suffering from serious diarrhea. The doctor gave Li 20 small pills and told him take them with thick rice water. Within two days, Li was back to good health
Li asked the doctor about the magic medicine. The doctor told him that a major ingredient - mu xiang - grew at the pond where Li washed his inkstone.
Touched by the beautiful flower and pleasant fragrance, Li wrote a poem for mu xiang.
It is a "warm" herb often prescribed for digestive problems related with pathogenic coldness. It can be work as herbal decoction or as an ingredient of herbal pills, and ground for external application.
It is advised not to use more than 15g of mu xiang at a time.
Patent drugs with mu xiang as the major ingredients are also used to relieve problems like abdominal pain.
For stomach ulcer
Mix 100g of dried and ground lychee peel with 50g mu xiang.
Take 3-6g of the mixture together with warm water at morning and night.
Benefits: Helps the digestive system.
For diarrhea
Boil six jujubes with water, add 4g mu xiang and simmer. Filter, take while warm.
Benefits: Treats diarrhea.
For benefiting digestive system
Mix 6g of dried and ground orange peel and 6g mu xiang.
Pan-fry ginger and green onion with oil first. Add 100g baby chicken, 30g mushrooms, the herbal powder mixture. Add 50ml water and simmer for 15 minutes.
Benefits: Helps benefit digestive system.
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