Horsetail Beefwood
Casuarina Equisetifolia
Mu Ma Huang

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Slightly bitter; acrid; warm

Part(s) used

Tender branchlet-leaf or bark

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To diffuse lung and suppress cough, move qi and relieve pain, warm center and check diarrhea, disinhibit damp.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Common cold with fever, cough, mounting qi , abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery, inhibited urination, beriberi.