Pharmaceutical name:

Rhizonma imperatae cylindricae (mao gen 茅 根 )

Latin botanical name:

Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.var. major (Nees) c. E. Hubb.

Pron. in Japanese:

bokon

Pron. in Korean:

mogun, pakmogun

Pron. in Cantonese:

mao kan, pak mao kan

Common Name:

imperata, rhizome of wooly grass

Distribution:

throughout china and Southeast Asia

Properties (characteristics)

sweet, cold

Channels (meridians) entered:

lung, stomach, small intestine, bladder

Actions & Indications:

cools the blood and stops bleeding; quells heat and promotes urination, clears heat from stomach and lungs

Medical Function:

(1). stops bleeding (2). anti bacteria and anti virus. (3). promotes urination, especially during 5~10 days while taking the herb. It can be due to the potassium salt in the herb.

Chemical ingredients:

glucose 6.8%; cane sugar, fructose, and starch 21%, potassium salt, oxalic acid, carotene, vitamins, and anemonin.

Dosage:

9 to 24 g. Using by itself, up to 60 g.

Samples of formulae:

For hemorrhagic fever:

1. bai mao gen, da huang大黃 , mang xiao, zhi shi枳 實  tao ren 桃仁, sheng di huang 生地黃, mai dong,  mu tong 木 通. 

2. bai mao gen 150 g, dan shen 丹 參   20 g, lu gen 30 g, huang bai 黃 柏  10 g, pei lan佩蘭 15 g, dan pi 丹皮 10 g. Adjust the formula according to the syndrome.

Modern Research:

to be uploaded

Cautions:

Not to use in cases of pixu (spleen deficient) or shenyangxu (kidney yang deficient) conditions.

有腎陽虛 或 脾虛 症狀者忌用。