Mu Zei (Scouring Rush, Shave Grass) - Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese Name: Mu Zei
English Name: Scouring Rush, Shave Grass

Clinical Usage and Indications

  • Disperses wind-heat and eliminates superficial visual obstruction - red, painful eyes, swelling, blurred vision, pterygium.
  • Clears heat, stops bleeding - supporting herb for blood in the stool, hemorrhoids.

Functional Groups (Click for Summary/Study Notes)

Dosage and Preparation Notes

  • Dosage: 3-9g

Channels/Meridians Influenced

Associated Temperature and Taste

Cautions and Contraindications

  • Avoid in patients with urinary frequency.
  • Avoid during pregnancy.
  • Avoid in cases of qi and/or yin deficiency.

Staff Clinician Notes

  • Important herb for eye issues from wind-heat, liver and gall bladder channel fire.

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