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INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: BAN MAO

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Mylabris
Common English:	Mylabris Cantharides Chinese Blistering Beetle Telini Fly

PROPERTIES

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Cold Very Toxic (Toxic)	Large Intestine Liver Stomach (Small Intestine) (Kidney)	0.03-0.06g Topically: 0.1-0.3g Tincture: 5-15 drops

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Attacks toxin and erodes sores

Topically for sores, carbuncles, and scrofula

Dog bites

Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and disperses clumps

Palpable fixed masses and local distention due to Blood Stasis

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Contraindicated for those who are weak.
Use extreme caution-use only minute doses.
Do not use long term.
It can lead to gastroenteritis and nephritis.
It may be fatal.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

Antagonizes Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao.
Counteracts Sm. Crotonis Ba Dou.
Counteracts Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen.

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

Alumen Ming Fan Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai	Sm. Persicae Tao Ren Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang	Scorpio Quan Xie Scolopendrae Wu Gong
Chronic, non-healing, suppurative sores	Amenorrhea due to Blood Stasis	As a pill coated with Cinnabaris Zhu Sha for chronic persistent muscle and joint pain
Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia Rx. Dioscoreae Shan *Yao* Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji	Rx. Euphorbiae Kansui Gan Sui	Hb. Menthae Bo He Egg Whites
Internally for immobile masses of the Liver	Mix with vinegar and apply topically several times daily for psoriasis or fungal infection	Internally for scrofula
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
Amenorrhea from Blood Stagnation

NOTES

Since most sources do not have an anti-cancer section, this herb is categorized in other sections. Bensky lists it as an herb for external application, OHAI lists it in the Insecticide, Bactericide, and Fungicide category, other sources list it as a Blood Invigorating herb.
This herb irritates the skin causing redness and blisters which then burst and heal, literally wearing away the sore.
It causes blistering (strong effect, slow onset). There is little pain with rapid healing and often no scar. If applied to an open wound, it can cause irreversible damage.
Mixed with garlic, it can be used topically for sores, carbuncles and furuncles.
It has an anti-tumoral effect.
Use internally for Liver or gastrointestinal cancer.
One source says that it induces abortion.
It is said to treat hernial disorders.
It also treats facial paralysis, Bi syndrome, alopecia areata and verruca warts.
Mylabris Ban Mao attacks toxicity and wears away putrefication and is highly toxic. Lithargyrum Mi Tou Seng is acrid, salty and neutral. It can kill parasites, reduce swelling, astringe urine, generate flesh and excels at treating tinea due to Dampness and skin eruptions due to sweating.
Despite its toxicity, it is a significant remedy for treating severe conditions such as carcinomas, viral and fungal infections, leukocyte Deficiency and reproductive deficiencies including sterility and impotence.
Ban Mao plaster is used worldwide and is the most effective, widely used and important counterirritant known
Rice Mylabris Mi Ban Mao is less toxic and better tasting so that it can be taken internally to unblock menstruation and break up mobile and fixed masses.