Herbs That Regulate Blood (cooling) Flashcards
Dà jì (Primary Cooling)
Nature: Sweet, cool Enters: Liver, Spleen, Heart Pharmaceutical Name: Cirsii japonica Herba sive Radix English translation: large thistle, Japanese cirsium, Japanese thistle Actions: Cools the blood, stops bleeding, reduce swelling Indications: Cools the blood and stops bleeding: for chaotic movement of hot blood with such symptoms as nosebleed, vomiting blood, blood in urine or stool, or uterine bleeding. It is especially effective in alleviating vomiting or coughing of blood. Reduces swelling and generates flesh at sores: used topically for carbuncles, sores and swellings. For this purpose, the fresh herb is preferred. Benefits the Gallbladder and reduces jaundice: for jaundice, especially that due to damp-heat. Treats hypertension: recently used for hypertension, especially when accompanied by signs of Liver heat.
Xiǎo jì (Primarly cooling)
Nature: Sweet, cool Enters: Liver, Heart Pharmaceutical Name: Cirsii Herba English translation: Small thistle, filed thistle, cephalanoplos Actions: Cools the blood, stops bleeding, promotes urination Indications: Cools the blood and stops bleeding: for any kind of bleeding due to heat in the blood leading to chaotic movement. Resolves toxicity and reduces abscesses: for sores and abscesses due to heat toxin. Used both internally and topically. Recently used for damp-heat jaundice, hepatitis, and hypertension.
Dì yú (Primarly cooling)
Nature: Bitter, Sour, Slightly cold Enters: Liver, Large Intestine, Stomach Pharmaceutical Name: Sanguisorbae Radix English translation: Sanguisorba, burnet-bloodwort root Actions: Cools heat in the blood, stops bleeding, resolves toxicity, restrains and inhibits. Indications: Cools the blood and stops bleeding: (First choice for hemorrhoid bleeding) especially for bleeding in the lower burner due to damp-heat with such symptoms as blood in stool, bleeding hemorrhoids, bloody dysenteric disorders, and excessive uterine bleeding. Also used for vomiting blood and nosebleed. Clears heat and generates flesh: applied topically for sores, ulcers, and injuries from burns. It both reduces the oozing by holding in the fluids and promotes the generation of new flesh. Often used for burns.
Huái mĭ (Huai Hua Mi) (Primarly cooling)
Nature: Bitter, Cool Enters: Liver, Large Intestine Pharmaceutical Name: Sophorae Flos immaturus English translation: sophora bud, pagoda tree bud Actions: Cools the blood, clears heat, stops bleeding. Indications: Cools the blood and stops bleeding: for damp-heat patterns of the Large Intestine when bleeding is present. Especially important for bleeding hemorrhoids and bloody dysenteric disorders. Also used for coughing of blood, nosebleed, or uterine bleeding. Cools the Liver: for red eyes, headache, and dizziness due to Liver heat. Can be taken as a daily beverage for this purpose. (Liver-fire: eye, head)
Cè bǎi yè (Primarly cooling)
Nature: Bitter, Astringent, Slightly cold Enters: Lung, Liver, Large Intestine Pharmaceutical Name: Platycladi Cacumen English translation: Oriental arborvitae leafy twig, arborvitae, Chinese arborvitae biota Actions: Cools heat in the blood, stops bleeding, resolves toxicity, restrains and inhibits. Indications: Cools the blood and stops bleeding: (All types of bleeding) widely used for various bleeding disorders including vomiting blood, bleeding gums, coughing of blood, blood in stool or urine, bloody dysenteric disorder, and uterine bleeding. Owning to its slightly cold nature, this herb is effectively used with warming herbs for bleeding associated with cold patterns. Stops cough and expels phlegm: for Lung heat patterns with cough and accumulation of phlegm. Especially important in cases of viscous, difficult-to-expectorate sputum streaked with blood. (rebellious lung qi) Promote healing of burns: used topically in powdered form for the early stages of burns over a small to moderate surface
Bái máo gēn (Primarly cooling)
Bleeding from Lung and Stomach Heat
Nature: Sweet, Cold Enters: Lung, Stomach, Small Intestine, Bladder Pharmaceutical Name: Imperatae Rhizoma English translation: Imperata rhizome, woolly grass, white grass Actions: Cools the blood, stops bleeding, clears heat in the Lungs and Stomach, promotes urination. Indications: Cools the blood and stops bleeding: (Upper part of the body) for the chaotic movement of hot blood with such symptoms as nosebleed, vomiting blood, coughing of blood, and blood in urine. Clears heat and promotes urination: For hot painful urinary dribbling and other heat patterns with edema and urinary difficulty. (Promote urination) Clears heat from the Stomach and Lungs: for nausea and thirst due to Stomach heat, or wheezing due to Lung heat.
