Mosla chinensis
an annual member of the Mosla genus in the family Labiatae.
Taxonomy and growth
Uses
Medicinal uses
Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.
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The whole plant is anodyne. It breaks up clots and resolves gonorrhoeal discharges. A decoction is used in the treatment of traumatic bruises and pain, poisonous snake bites, heat-stroke fever and itching from oozing rash[1].
- Product or use
- Anodyne
Environment
- Range
- E. Asia - China.
- Habitat
- Virgin wilds and roadsides[1]. Grassy slopes and forests from sea level to 1400 metres in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan provinces[2].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed -
Cultivation
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Not known
References
? A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press ISBN 0-914294-92-X
Flora of China 1994-00-00 http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/