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HerbDianthi Herba

瞿麦

Qú Mài

Dianthus

The dried aerial parts of Dianthus superbus or D. chinensis (Caryophyllaceae). Enters the Heart and Small Intestine channels. Bitter-cold with a descending nature, it strongly disinhibits urination and frees strangury while also breaking blood stasis and unblocking the menses.

Actions · 功效

利尿通淋Disinhibit urination and free strangury
破血通经Break blood stasis and unblock the menses
清湿热Clear damp-heat

Indications · 主治

热淋涩痛Heat strangury with painful inhibited urination
血淋Blood strangury
闭经，月经不通Amenorrhea and blocked menses

Dosage · 用量

Per day · decoction · non-pregnant adult

9–15 g

孕妇禁用

Reference range for non-pregnant adults. Not a personalized prescription. Pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric use require specialist supervision.

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Footnotes · 引用

[1]Shennong Bencao Jing (Divine Husbandman's Materia Medica)
[2]Mingyi Bielu (Supplementary Records of Famous Physicians)

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@misc{bencaodian-qu-mai,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Qú Mài 瞿麦 (Dianthus) — Dianthi Herba},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/qu-mai},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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@misc{bencaodian-qu-mai, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Qú Mài 瞿麦 (Dianthus) — Dianthi Herba}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/qu-mai}, urldate = {2026-04-16}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }