Lindera caudata (Nees) Hook.f.
Aliases：Huáng Mài Shān Hú Jiāo (literally "Yellow‑Veined Mountain Pepper"), Xiāng Yóu Jiāo (literally "Fragrant Oil Pepper"), Pǔ Xiāng Guǒ (literally "Simple Fragrant Fruit"), Jiǎ Guì Pí (literally "False Cinnamon Bark"), Máo Xiāng Yè (literally "Hairy Fragrant Leaf"), Sān Yā Wū Yào (literally "Three‑Forked Lindera"), Xiāng Yè (literally "Fragrant Leaf"), Sān Gǔ Jīn (literally "Three Sinews"), and Gàn Jīng (literally "Dry Stem"). (These are all alternative names for Máo Yè Sān Tiáo Jīn, i.e., the root, leaf, and bark of Lindera caudata.)
Máo Yè Sān Tiáo Jīn is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the root, leaf, and bark of Lindera caudata (Nees) Hook.f., a plant belonging to the family Lauraceae. It grows in thickets, sparse forests, roadsides, and forest edges at altitudes of 700 to 2,300 meters. It is recorded in Yunnan Simao Zhongcaoyao Xuan (Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines from Simao, Yunnan).
Efficacy & Actions
Promotes blood circulation, stops bleeding, regulates qi, and relieves pain.
Indications
Traumatic injuries, swelling and pain due to blood stasis, and external bleeding.
Usage & Dosage
For oral administration: decoct in water, 10–15 g. For topical application: appropriate amount, mashed for application, or ground into powder and sprinkled on the affected area.
Selected Formulas
For sprain with bruising and pain (Selected Yunnan Simao Chinese Herbal Medicines) Take appropriate amounts of Maoye Santiao Jin (a local herb), Chou Mudan ye (Clerodendrum bungei leaf), and Manduoluo ye (Datura stramonium leaf). Crush them together and apply to the affected area.
Medicinal Parts
Root, leaf, and bark.
Selection & Storage
Store in a cool, dry place, protected from moisture and insects.
