This product is the root of the Asteraceae plant Malan. Perennial herb with erect stems, 30 to 50 cm tall. Stem leaves are lanceolate, obovate-oblong, 3 to 7 cm long, 1 to 2.5 cm wide, with 2 to 4 pairs of shallow teeth above the middle edge. The upper leaves are small and entire. The flower head is sparsely corymbose-shaped, the involucre is hemispherical, 6 to 9 mm in diameter, and has 2 to 4 layers of involucre. The edge flowers are tongue-shaped, purple; the inner flowers are tubular, yellow. Nature, flavor and meridian distribution are pungent and neutral.

Efficacy: clear away heat and detoxify, cool blood and stop bleeding, and diuretic.

Clinical application 1. Used for nosebleeds, gum bleeding, hemoptysis, subcutaneous bleeding, and sore throat.

This product is very effective in clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. For hemorrhage caused by excessive blood heat, it can be used together with hemostatic drugs such as agrimony, amaranth, chrysanthemum leaf, panax notoginseng, Platycladus orientalis leaf and so on. ; For the treatment of sore throat, it can be used with heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs such as Radix isatidis and Jingucao.

2. Used for damp-heat jaundice and painful urination.

This product can clear away heat and detoxify, and can be a diuretic. It is used to treat jaundice due to damp-heat. It can be used together with herbs such as wormwood, gardenia, rhubarb, and flatwood. It can also be used to treat damp-heat in the bladder, causing dripping and stinging urine. It can be used together with other medicines such as phoenix grass, Bianxiu, Qumai, Haijinsha, plantain and so on.

In addition, it can also be used for poisonous snake bites. The fresh whole plant can be washed, mashed and applied externally to the affected area, or used in combination with wild chrysanthemums and Scutellaria barbata.

The prescription name is Malan root (wash, dry and chop)

Alias: Malan Alias: Malan, Malan head, chicken intestines, fieldside chrysanthemums, roadside chrysanthemums, fish and loach skewers Coiled Lotus

General dosage and usage: 3 to 1 qian, decoct and take. Appropriate amount for external use.