Ma Qian Zi Usages and Indications

• Unblock the channels, disperse clumps - reduces swelling and alleviates pain.
• Abscess, yin-type ulcers, pain due to trauma, wind-damp obstruction.

Dosage and Preparation Notes For Ma Qian Zi

• Dosage: 0.3-0.9g

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Staff Clinical Notes

Also Used For:

Orally, nux vomica is used for impotence and for lycine encephalopathy.  It is also used in combination for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, organic and functional disorders of the heart and circulatory system, diseases of the eye, nervous conditions, depression, migraines, climacteric complaints, facial neuralgias (Sympatalgien), and Raynaud's disease.

Historically, nux vomica has been thought of as an oral tonic, and used as an appetite-stimulant.  It has also been used for diseases of the respiratory tract, anemia, and geriatric complaints.  Nux vomica contains strychnine and brucine and has, therefore, been used in manufacturing.  It is used as a rodenticide.

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