Ma Dou Ling

Latin name: Aristolochiae Fructus

Ma Dou Ling Also Known As: Birthwort Fruit, 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.

Properties: BITTER, PUNGENT - COLD

Dosage: 3-9g.

Meridians/Channels: 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.