Abelmoschus moschatus, Musk Mallow

Latakasturi, Katuka, Kataphala (Ayurveda)
So ma ra dza (Tibetan)
Mushkdana (Unani)
Huang Kui (TCM)

Merian, De metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium, of te verandering der Surinaamsche insecten, 1714

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Botanical name:
Abelmoschus moschatus (syn. Hibiscus moschatus, H. abelmoschatus), A. manihot

Parts used:
Seed

Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry

Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Toxin:
-burning Fever, Flu
-Skin diseases (Tibetan Medicine)
-Snake bite

2. Clears Heat, Stops Cough:
-Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma

3. Clears Heat, Loosen the Bowels:
-Dysentery, Constipation
-Vomiting; Spleen disorders (Charaka)
-loss of appetite
-seeds are chewed to sweeten the breath

4. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Dysuria; painful or obstructed Urine; urinary discharge
-Spermaturia
-Venereal Diseases
-Leukorrhea

5. Benefits the Kidneys:
-Diabetes (Tibetan Medicine)
-Aphrodisiac

6. Clears Heat, Calms the Mind and Nerves:
-hysteria and nervous disorders from Wind and Heat
-antispasmodic; given for Cramps

7. Externally:
-Abscess with pus, toxin swellings
-burns and scalds
-Fractures
-diseases, sores, ulcers of the mouth (as a mouthwash)
-used in oils to clear heat and inflammation

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DOSE:
Powder: 1–3 grams

SUBSTITUTE:
1. Mallow or Marshmallow seed can be substituted
2. Cannabis seed

Main Combinations:
1. With Triphala, Costus, Frankincense for Joint disease

Major Formulas:
Frankincense 10 (Spos dkar 10) (Tibetan Medicine)


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