mo han lian

墨旱莲·Herba Ecliptae

Eclipta

About mo han lian

Mo Han Lian (墨旱莲) is eclipta, a plant of the daisy family, recorded as Herba Ecliptae. It is sweet and sour in flavour and cool in temperature, entering the Liver and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that tonify Yin.

Names

Pinyinmo han lian
Chinese墨旱莲
Latin NameHerba Ecliptae
English NameEclipta·yerbadetajo
Japanesekanrenso
Koreanhanryeoncho·hanryeoncho, mukhanryeon

Classification

Category
Tonify Yin
Channels
Kidney, Liver
Flavour
Sweet, Sour
Temperature
Cool
Family
Asteraceae
Species
Eclipta prostrata
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin

  • Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency: dizziness, vertigo, blurred vision and early greying of the hair

Cools Blood and stops bleeding

  • Bleeding from Blood Heat on a base of Yin deficiency with Empty Fire: vomiting or coughing blood, nosebleed, blood in the stool, uterine bleeding and above all blood in the urine

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 9-15g; Fresh: up to 30g; Tincture: 2-4ml9-15 g2-4 ml

Cautions