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Clears heat and resolves toxicity ... Mao Dong Qing is used for swollen sore throat, tonsillitis, inflammatory swellings, and other heat-toxic patterns where red painful congestion is obvious.
Invigorates Blood and unblocks the vessels ... southern Chinese practice also uses the root for chest obstruction, fixed pain, or poor circulation patterns with stasis.
Reduces swelling after trauma or inflammatory obstruction ... both internal and external traditions treat lingering pain and localized heat signs.

Coronary-obstruction and chest-pain preparations using Mao Dong Qing injections, tablets, or decoctions ... a major modern extension of the herb's Blood-unblocking reputation.
Heat-toxin throat pairings with Jin Yin Hua, Xuan Shen, or Ban Lan Gen ... common logic when swelling and pain dominate the upper burner.
Trauma and stasis combinations with San Qi or Yan Hu Suo ... regional strategy when obstruction and pain linger after injury.

Modern Chinese herbology describes Mao Dong Qing as a heat-clearing root that also activates Blood and opens the collaterals.
Its strongest reputation in contemporary practice is split between inflammatory heat-toxin conditions and vessel-obstruction patterns.