Herbs that Regulate Blood/Herbs that Stop Bleeding Flashcards
PinYin for Typhae Pollen?
Pu Huang
Properties/ FX for Pu Huang?
Dosage?
- sweet, acrid, NEUTRAL
- Stops bleeding (Astringes internal bleeding) – external bleeding USE SANG QI now
- Invigorates the blood & dispels blood stasis
- Promotes urination & stops bleeding (for hot painful urinary dribbling)
C/I - preg (causes contractions)
DOSAGE: 4.5-12g *Decoct IN CLOTH
Latin for Pu Huang?
Typhae Pollen (Cattail Pollen)
PinYin for Agrimoniae Herba
Xian He Cao
Properties/ FX for Xian He Cao?
Dosage?
*bitter, acrid, NEUTRAL(moderate)
* - Restrains leakage of blood & stops bleeding
- Alleviates diarrhea & **DYSENTERIC disorders
- Kills parasites
DOSAGE: 9-15g - use as Vaginal topical wash or as suppository for diarrhea
Latin for Xian He Cao?
Agrimoniae Herba
PinYin for Bletillae Rhizoma?
Bai Ji
Properties/ FX for Bai Ji?
Dosage?
*sweet, bitter, COOL
* - Restrains leakage of blood & stops bleeding (ULCERS) (ST/LU)
- Reduces swelling & generates flesh (bed ulcers/diabetic ulcers)
C/I: Heat excess in LU/ST, coughing of blood
DOSAGE: 3-15g - up to 30g, 1.5-
4.5g 2-3 x daily if powder
Latin for Bai Ji?
Bletillae Rhizoma
Dui Yao with Hai Piao Xiao - (cuttlefish) - that’s similar to tums - calcium carbonate neutralizes
the acid that allows mucosa to recover?
Bai Ji
PinYin for Sanguisorbae Radix?
Di Yu
Properties/ FX for Di Yu?
Dosage?
*bitter, SOUR, slightly cold
* - Cools the blood and stops bleeding (LJIAO LI D/H causing HEMORRHOIDS) (NOSEBLEEDS/ RECKLESS MMT OF BLOOD)
- Clears heat and generates flesh (used often for burns - hold fluids)
C/I: Cold from Def.
DOSAGE: 9-15g, char for bleeding
Latin for Di Yu?
Sanguisorbae Radix
PinYin for Sophorae Flos Immaturus
Huai (Hua) Mi
Properties/ FX for Huai (Hua) Mi?
Dosage?
- bitter, cool
- Cools blood & stops bleeding (LJIAO LI D/H causing HEMORRHOIDS) (NOSEBLEEDS/ coughing blood)
- Cools the LIVER (Add xia ku cao, ju hua, w sugar in daily tea)
C/I: caut. SP or ST cold from def.; CHARRING INCREASES TEMP.
DOSAGE: Char to stop bleeding, 4.5-9g; often use 18-30g to cool blood.
Latin for Huai (Hua) Mi?
Sophorae Flos Immaturus
PinYin for Platycladi Cacumen?
Ce Bai Ye
Properties/ FX for Ce Bai Ye?
Dosage?
- bitter, astringent, slightly cold
- Cools blood & stops bleeding (bleeding gums, Dysentery, hot blood patterns)
- Stops coughing & expels phlegm (LU heat, blood sputum)
- Promotes healing of burns
C/I: dizziness, nausea, and/or
vomiting w. long-term use
DOSAGE: 6-15g but severe bleeding, use up to 30g, powder for ointments
Latin for Ce Bai Ye?
Platycladi Cacumen
PinYin for / Artemisiae Argyi Folium?
Ai Ye (mugwort Leaf)
Properties/ FX for Ai Ye?
Dosage?
*bitter, acrid, WARM (only in cat.)
* - Warms the womb and stops bleeding (branch for cold womb)
- Disperses cold and alleviates pain (cold abd/menses pain)
- Eliminates dampness & stop itching
C/I: heat in blood or yin def.
DOSAGE: 3-9g, char for warming or to stop bleeding
**main herb for bleeding due to cold (branch) & restless fetus due to cold
Latin for Ai Ye?
Artemisiae Argyi Folium
PinYin for Imperatae Rhizoma?
Bai Mao Gen (Woolly grass)
Properties/ FX for Bai Mao Gen?
Dosage?
- SWEET, cold
- Cools the blood and stops bleeding - RECKLESS hot blood (used in peds for nosebleeds - tastes good/sweet)
- Clears heat & promotes urination (GREAT for UTI’s)
- Clears heat from the ST & LU’s (ST heat, wheezing in LU’s)
C/I: cold from def. of the SP
DOSAGE: 9-30g; if used alone, up to 60g - *CAN BE FOUND IN SUPERMARKET
