Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/mu-zei/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/mu-zei/">Bencao Index</a> mu zei 木贼 Herba Equiseti Hiemalis common scouring rush mokuzoku mokjeok Cool, Acrid, Release Exterior Lung Gallbladder Liver

Disperses Wind-Heat, clears the eyes and removes superficial visual obstruction

Wind-Heat in the eyes: redness, pain and swelling, clouding, blurred vision, pterygium, excess tearing and headache Cataract and conjunctivitis Fire in the Liver and Gallbladder channels Hazy vision from Liver Yin deficiency

Clears Heat and stops bleeding

Blood in the stool or bleeding hemorrhoids from Heat in the Blood or the Lower Jiao