Dogbane (Luobuma)

Dogbane (Luobuma)

Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Apocyni veneti
Botanical Name: Apocynum venetum L.
Common Name:Dogbane leaf
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The leaves or whole plant are gathered in summer, dried in the sun and then cut into pieces.
Properties and Taste: Tasteless, astringent and slightly cold
Meridian: Liver
Functions: To pacify the liver and clear heat
To promote urination
Indications and Combinations: 1.      Hyperactivity of liver yang manifested as headache, vertigo, dizziness, irritability and insomnia.
*Use with Prunella spike (Xiakucao), Uncaria stem (Gouteng) and Chrysanthemum flower (Juhua). The herb can also be used alone as a tea.

2.  Dysuria and edema.
*Use with herb alone or with other herbs to promote urination.
Dosage: 3-10 g