Horse Mane, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the mane or tail hair of the horse (Equus caballus orientalis Noack) of the Equidae family. Horses are raised throughout the country. It has the effects of stopping bleeding and leukorrhea, as well as detoxifying and promoting wound healing. It is commonly used for menorrhagia, leukorrhea, and boils.
Horse Mane
Horse Mane, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the mane or tail hair of the horse (Equus caballus orientalis Noack) of the Equidae family. Horses are raised throughout the country. It has the effects of stopping bleeding and leukorrhea, as well as detoxifying and promoting wound healing. It is commonly used for menorrhagia, leukorrhea, and boils.
Chinese Name : 马鬃
Aliases : Horse Mane Hair, Horse Hair, Horse Tail Hair
Nature, Flavor & Meridian Tropism : Taste: astringent; Nature: neutral. Enters the Heart and Lung meridians
Benefits & Efficacy
Benefits
It stops bleeding and vaginal discharge, detoxifies, and promotes wound healing.
Indications
Used for menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, and vaginal discharge, as well as abscesses and sores.
Usage and Dosage
Internal use: Burn to ash, grind into powder, and incorporate into pills or powders; 1–3 g. External use: Apply an appropriate amount of the burned and ground ash as a poultice.
Precautions
Use with caution in patients with internal pathogenic factors.
Relevant Discussions
*Compendium of Materia Medica*: “Toxic.”
*Supplement to the Materia Medica*: “Treats excessive menstrual bleeding and abnormal vaginal discharge in women.” “Treats convulsions and epilepsy in children.”
*Rihua Zi*: “When burned to ash, it stops bleeding and is applied to treat malignant sores.”
*Herbal of Southern Yunnan*: “Burn to ash and apply to treat toxic sores, abscesses, and carbuncles.”
Applications
Related Compatibility
1. For unstoppable bleeding from uterine hemorrhage: Cotton ash, yellow silk ash, mugwort ash, horsetail ash, lotus root node ash, lotus seed head ash, oiled hair ash, red pine bark ash, palm ash, and cattail pollen ash. Combine equal parts of the above ingredients, grind into a fine powder, and form into pills the size of a tung seed using a paste of glutinous rice cooked in vinegar. Take seventy pills per dose, gradually increasing to one hundred pills, on an empty stomach with rice water.(Ten Ash Pills from *Yan’s Formulas for Saving Lives*)
2. For treating prolonged vaginal discharge in women—red or white in color at first, but turning black over time: 1 liang of horsehair (burned to a powder), 2 liang of red Poria, 1 liang of oyster shell (burned to a powder), and 1.5 liang of soft-shelled turtle shell (coated with vinegar and roasted until yellow, then trimmed of the edges). Pound the above ingredients into a fine powder and sift through a sieve.Take two qian of the mixture mixed with warm wine before each meal. (From *Shenghui Fang*: “Horse Hair Powder”)
3. For treating leukorrhea: 2 liang of white horse mane, 4 liang of turtle shell, 18 zhu of soft-shelled turtle shell, and 1 liang 18 zhu of oyster shell. Grind the above four ingredients into a fine powder. Take one fangcun bi of the mixture mixed with wine on an empty stomach, three times daily, gradually increasing the dose to one and a half bi.
Processing & Preparation
Harvesting & Processing
Cut the mane or tail hair, wash it thoroughly, and air-dry it.
Crude Drug Identification
Botanical Information
Morphological Characteristics
Horses are large in stature, with well-developed skeletal muscles and strong, powerful limbs. They stand 1.27–1.60 m tall and weigh 225–773 kg. There is a significant difference in size between males and females. The horse’s head and face are narrow and elongated, with small, pointed ears that stand erect. The nose is broad, and the eyes are large. From the top of the head along the back of the neck to the shoulder blades, the horse has long hair known as a mane.The long hair hanging between the ears toward the forehead is called the frontal mane. The rest of the body is covered with short, even hair, and the tail also has long mane hair. There are many horse breeds in China, including the Mongolian, Hequ, Ili, Sanhe, and Heihe breeds. Depending on the breed, body size and coat color vary; the main coat colors include blue, piebald, black, and chestnut.
Distribution Area
They are raised throughout the country.