Qu Mai (Dianthus superbus)

瞿麦qú màiQumai

Dianthus superbus · Plant

Dianthus superbus
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Indications

Cautions

Caution in pregnancy; may stimulate uterine contractions.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Qu Mai for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Absent PeriodsAnticancerBlood StranguryCarcinoma Of EsophagusCarcinoma Of RectumDripping With Inhibited PainHeat StranguryStone StranguryStranguryUrinary StoppageUrinary Tract Infection

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Qu Mai does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Break Blood & Free MenstruationDisinhibit Urine & Free Strangury