Friday 1 November 2013

Chinese Herbs – Ma Tou Ling or Tian Xian Teng (Fructus aristolochia)

Ma Tou Ling is also known as Birthwort fruit. The bitter and cold herb has been used in TCM to treat coughs, phlegm, wheezing, blood in phlegm, with lung heat;  hypertension, dizziness, etc., as it clear lung heat, lung heat, tonifies Yin, etc. by enhancing the functions of lung and large intestine channels.
Ingredients
1. Aristolochic acid
2. Aristolochine C32H32N2O18
3. Magnoflorine
4. Etc.

Health Benefits
1. Antimicrobial activity
In the study of the antimicrobial activity of Ishwarane, a common constituent of Aristolochia indica and Bixa orellana, found that the essential oil inhibited the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa UCH 655 strain at 5 mg/mL on which standard antibiotic drugs were ineffective(1).
2. Etc.

Side Effects
1. Do not use the herb in case of spleen deficiency
2. Do not use the herb in case of cough as a result of cold and deficiency or weakness
3. Do not use the herb in newborn, children or if you are pregnant or breast feeding without first consulting with the related field specialist.
4. Etc.
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Sources
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16041738

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