Menispermum, Bei Dou Gen åŒ—è±†æ ¹ Asiatic MoonseedBei Dou Gen, Bian Fu Ge Gen (TCM) Menispermum dauricumKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R., vol. 7 (?) Menispermum dauricum(Photo by yakovlev.alexey) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Menispermum dauricum Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clear Heat and Poison Constituents: Alkaloids: dauricine (approx. 50% of the total alkaloid content), daurinoline, dauricoline, dauricinoline, daurisoline, menisporphine, dihydro-menisporphine, daurisporhine, daurisporphirnoline, acuturnine, acuturnidine, acuturninine, stepharine, stepholidine, sinornenine, disinornenine Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Sore Throat, Cough from Wind-Heat or Heat Poison-Mumps-Snake and Insect bite2. Clears Wind-Damp, Eases Pain:-Wind-Damp muscle and joint Pain3. Clears Damp-Heat:-Diarrhea, Dysentery-auxiliary for Jaundice-swollen painful Hemorrhoids4. Clears Heat and Toxin, Resolves Masses:-Tumors, Cancers (inc. Prostate, Breast, Bladder, Gastric, Pancreatic etc.)-the alkaloids have a marked anti-cancer effect Dose: Decoction: 3–9 gramsPowder: 500mg–2 grams Comment: This is similar in use to the American Menispermum canadense. However, as we cannot be certain if they can be considered synonymous, we have separated them. Main Combinations: 1. Sore Throat:i. acute Sore Throat, Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Licoriceii. chronic Sore Throat Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Scrophularia Xuan Shen and Rehmannia Sheng Di Huangiii. strong Heat and Toxin, Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Coptis Huang Lian2.…
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