Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Radix Aucklandiae

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Aucklandia lappa Deene.

Saussurea lappa Clarke

Inula racemosa, Hook fil. (土木香，藏木香)

Aucklandia costus, Falk

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

mokko

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

mokhyang

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

muk6 heong1

Other Names:

別 名﹕

guang mu xiang (orginally those that imported from India and came through Guangdong province), yun mu xiang (those grown in Yunnan province)

廣木香(原為印度產木香﹐經廣東人口)﹐雲木香(於雲南種 植的木香)

Common Name:

英文名﹕

costus root.

Distribution:

產地﹕

mainly in Yunnan, also in Sichuan and Tibet.

主產於云南。四川﹐ 西藏也有生產。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

acrid, bitter, warm.

辛﹐苦﹐溫。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

gallbladder, large intestine, spleen, stomach

膽﹐大腸﹐脾﹐胃。

藥理﹕

anti fungus

improves movements of digestive tract, relieves flatulence and pain.

anti HBV antigen[1]

抗真菌
促進胃腸蠕動，緩解胃腸氣脹疼痛

抗乙型肝炎病毒，

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

flatulence and pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, vomiting caused by weak digestion. For bronchitis, digestive tract infection: yeast infection, dysentery, and lack of appetite.

氣滯胸腹脹痛，霍亂吐瀉，痢疾 ，裏急後重，慢性胃腸炎 (細菌或真菌感染)，支氣管炎﹐食慾不振。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Dosage:

用 量﹕

3 ~ 10 g.

Samples of formulae:

處方舉 例﹕

xiang sha liu jun zi tang 香砂六君子湯

gui pi tang  歸脾湯　

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Beware of using the wrong substitute,  qing mu xiang (root of ma dou ling) (Aristolochia delibis Sieb.) is toxic for the kidneys.

Do not use mu xiang in cases of yinxu (yin deficient) condition.

Allergic reaction: mild abdominal pain, itchiness, tightness in chest

area, and diarrhea.

青木香有毒﹐為 馬兜鈴之根﹐對腎 臟有大毒。不可用。

 陰虛， 津液不足 者 慎服木香。 不良反應包括：輕微腹痛，發痒，胸悶，腹瀉。