Loading
行气止痛作用强，多用于气滞胀痛
行气力缓，实肠止泻，多用于泄痢后重
煎服3–6g；煨用或后下。生用行气力强，煨用止泻力胜。
For educational reference only — not medical advice.
木香（云木香）富含倍半萜内酯及挥发油，现代研究显示其具有促胃肠动力、解痉、抗炎与抑菌作用，呼应传统行气止痛之功。
Aucklandia root is rich in sesquiterpene lactones (notably costunolide and dehydrocostus lactone) and volatile oils, with modern studies indicating prokinetic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial effects consistent with its traditional qi-moving and pain-relieving use.
Bensky 记载木香挥发油对离体肠管低浓度兴奋、高浓度抑制，符合其双向调节气机之效。
Bensky notes that Aucklandia volatile oil stimulates isolated intestinal smooth muscle at low concentration and inhibits it at high concentration, paralleling its bidirectional qi-regulating action.
Chen & Chen 指出去氢木香内酯有抗炎及抑菌活性，对多种革兰氏阳性菌有效。
Chen & Chen report that dehydrocostus lactone shows anti-inflammatory activity and inhibits several Gram-positive bacteria.
This section is provided for academic reference only and does not constitute medical advice.
阴虚津亏、脏腑燥热者慎用。气虚血亏无气滞者不宜单用。
本品辛温香燥，阴虚火旺、津液不足者慎用。历史上曾用马兜铃科青木香，因含马兜铃酸有肾毒性，现药典所载木香为菊科云木香，应加以区分。
治一切气，心腹刺痛，胸膈痞塞，两胁胀满，木香、槟榔等分为末，名木香槟榔丸。
@misc{bencaodian-mu-xiang,
author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Mù Xiāng 木香 (Costus Root) — Aucklandiae Radix},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/mu-xiang},
urldate = {2026-04-09},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}