What are the effects and functions of Ma Niao Shao

Ma Niao Shao, also known by other names such as An Gu Mu and Ben Ba Mu, is the root, branches and leaves of the hairy elderberry (Sambucus sieboldiana), a plant of the genus Sambucus in the honeysuckle family. It mostly grows in mountain forests or in thickets outside forests. Used as medicine, it has the effects of promoting blood circulation, relieving pain and dispelling wind-dampness, and has a therapeutic effect on conditions such as traumatic injury, fractures and wind-dampness arthralgia. Now let us take a look at the effects and functions of Ma Niao Shao!

The medicinal value of Ma Niao Shao

[Nature and flavor] Sweet and bitter in flavor, neutral in nature.

[Meridian tropism] Liver meridian.

[Effects] Promotes blood circulation, relieves pain, dispels wind-dampness; treats traumatic injury, fractures and wind-dampness arthralgia.

The medicinal effects of Ma Niao Shao

1. "Heilongjiang Traditional Chinese Medicine": The woody part and leaves treat tendon and bone fractures and contusions; the decoction taken orally has a diuretic effect; the root and leaves treat traumatic injury.

2. "Manual of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Heilongjiang": Promotes blood circulation and relieves pain; treats pain in the waist and legs, arthritis and the tendon and bone pain of Kashin-Beck disease.

3. "Tianjin Chinese Herbal Medicine": Relaxes the tendons and promotes blood circulation, removes wind-dampness, reduces swelling and sets bones; treats postpartum lochiorrhea in women and wind arthralgia.

Medicinal prescriptions of Ma Niao Shao

1. To treat arthritis and swelling from traumatic injury: half a jin of Ma Niao Shao root, decocted in water as a hot bath preparation. Wash the painful area with clean water first, then wash it with the medicinal liquid, and finally apply the hot medicinal residue to the swollen area.

2. To treat traumatic injury, fractures and rheumatoid arthritis: five qian to one liang of elderberry (two to three liang of fresh product), decocted in water for oral administration; the fresh product can also be pounded and applied to the affected area.