Mujingli, a traditional Chinese medicine, is the liquid juice that flows out of the stem of the plant Mujing after being burned. It is distributed in East China, as well as Hebei, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou, and other regions. It has the effects of dispelling wind and heat, promoting blood circulation through the meridians, and regulating qi. It is used for symptoms such as stroke-induced speechlessness, phlegm-heat-induced epilepsy, dizziness, vertigo, sore throat, and dysentery caused by heat.
Picture of Mujingli
[Compatibility and application of Mujingli]
①Treatment for stroke-induced speechlessness: Take Mujingli, one liter per dose. (From "Fan Wang Fang")
②Treatment for high fever spasms and urgent phlegm: Take Mujingli and Zhuli, mix with boiling water and drink. (From "Hunan Materia Medica")
③Treatment for headache: There is no specific dosage for taking Mujingli, take as needed. (From "Qian Jin Fang")
④Treatment for sore throat: Burn Mujingli and take it orally. (From "Qian Jin Fang")
⑤Treatment for chronic dysentery lasting five to six years: Burn large Mujing branches, collect the juice, take five to six liang (unit of weight), and the symptoms will improve. (From "Zhou Hou Fang")
⑥Treatment for sudden eye pain: Burn Mujing wood and apply the yellow juice on the eyes. (From "Zhou Hou Fang")
⑦Treatment for conjunctivitis: Apply Mujingli juice to the eyes. (From "Hunan Materia Medica")
⑧Treatment for ulcers: Burn Mujing wood and apply the juice on the affected area. (From "Seng Shen Ji Fang")
[Original botanical characteristics of Mujingli]
Mujing is a deciduous shrub or small tree, with a height of 1-5 meters. It has many branches and a fragrant smell. The small branches are quadrangular, green, and covered with coarse hairs. The old branches are brown and round.
The leaves are palmate compound, opposite, with 5 leaflets, occasionally 3, with the largest one in the middle. The leaflets of Mujing are lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, with a wedge-shaped base, coarsely serrated edges, gradually pointed tips, green on the surface, pale green on the back, and usually covered with soft hairs.
The inflorescence is a cone-shaped panicle, about 10-20cm long. The calyx is bell-shaped with 5 tooth-like lobes at the apex. The corolla is pale purple, with 5 lobes at the apex, and bilabiate-shaped. The fruit of Mujing is spherical and black. It flowers and bears fruit from July to October.
