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Ma Dou Ling

Also Known As:
Birthwort, Long Birthwort, Pelican Flower, Red River Snakeroot, Sangree Root, Sangrel, Serpentaria, Snakeroot, Snakeweed, Texas Snakeroot, Virginia Serpentary, Virginia Snakeroot. Aristolochia auricularia; Aristolochia clematitis; Aristolochia fangchi; Aristolochia heterophylla; Aristolochia kwangsiensis; Aristolochia moupinensis; Aristolochia reticulata; Aristolochia serpentaria; other Aristolochia species.
Family: Aristolochiaceae.

Ma Dou Ling       Properties: BITTER, PUNGENT  - COLD                        Dosage: 3 – 9g.

Birthword Fruit                    Meridian LARGE INTESTINE, LUNG

                                -clears lungs, transforms phlegm – cough, wheezing, heat signs

                        -hypertension, bleeding haemorrhoids

Also Used For:

Orally,Ma Dou Ling/Aristolochia is used as an aphrodisiac, anticonvulsant, immune stimulant, and to promote menstruation. It is also used orally to treat allergic gastrointestinal colic and gallbladder colic.

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