Taiwan Millstone Herb, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the whole plant or roots of Abutilon indicum (Linn.) Sweet var. guineense (Schumach.) Feng, a plant in the Malvaceae family. It is distributed in Taiwan Province. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, detoxifying, and opening the orifices. It is used to treat tinnitus, deafness, and otitis media.
Taiwanese Millstone Herb
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Taiwan Millstone Herb, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the whole plant or roots of Abutilon indicum (Linn.) Sweet var. guineense (Schumach.) Feng, a plant in the Malvaceae family. It is distributed in Taiwan Province. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, detoxifying, and opening the orifices. It is used to treat tinnitus, deafness, and otitis media.
Chinese Name : 台湾磨盘草
Nature, Flavor & Meridian Tropism : Taste: sweet and bland; nature: neutral. Enters the Lung meridian
Benefits & Efficacy
Benefits
Promotes blood circulation, detoxifies, and opens the orifices.
Indications
Used for tinnitus, deafness, and otitis media.
Usage and Dosage
Oral use: Decoct 5–10 g.
Relevant Discussions
*Flora of Medicinal Plants of Taiwan*: “Treats deafness, tinnitus, and hearing loss.”
Processing & Preparation
Harvesting & Processing
Harvest from August to January of the following year; wash, cut into sections, and sun-dry.
Botanical Information
Botanical Classification
A plant of the Malvaceae family, Guinea Millstone Grass.
Morphological Characteristics
Herb, approximately 50 cm tall. Covered with stellate trichomes.Leaves are alternate; petioles are usually shorter than the leaf blades; stipules are linear, about 3 mm long, and reflexed; leaf blades are cordate-ovate or nearly circular, 1.5–8 cm long and 1–6 cm wide, with a blunt or acute apex and a cordate base; the upper surface is sparsely covered with star-shaped, long, stiff hairs, while the lower surface is densely covered with star-shaped tomentum; the margins bear fine, round teeth of varying sizes.Flowers are solitary in the leaf axils; the pedicel is 4–7 cm long, 2–3 times the length of the petiole; the calyx is campanulate, about 3 mm long, 17–20 mm in diameter, with 5 lobes that are rounded-ovate and short-acuminate at the apex; the petals are yellow, about 18 mm long; the staminal column is glabrous. The mericarps number 14 and are acute at the apex.
Distribution Area
Distributed in Taiwan Province.
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