Stop Bleeding

Question 1

Sang Qi

Answer 1

Warm | Sweet, Sl. Bitter
Liver-Stomach

1. Tonifies - Ginseng family
2. ↑ blood circulation & Stops bleed w/o blood stasis
3. Important herb for treating traumatic injury: any kind of bleeding esp. with trauma (falls, fractures, contusions, sprains, etc.)
4. Stops pain & swelling: cardiac pain, masses, joint pain, dysmenorrhea d/t blood stag

HDI: Anticoags/-platelets

Dose: 1-1.5 g up to 3x/day

Question 2

Pu Huang

Answer 2

Neutral | Sweet
Liver-Spleen-Heart

1. ↑ blood circulation & Stops bleed w/o blood stasis
2. Pain d/t blood stasis: dysmenorrhea, chest & abdominal pain, post-partum pain d/t blood stasis
3. Hemoptysis, Hematemesis, Epistaxis, Hemafecia, uterine bleeding, bleed d/t trauma
4. Promotes urination: Blood Lin syndrome, Hematuria

HDI: Anticoags/-platelets

Dose: Teabag

CI: unprepared version d/t uterine contraction

Shi Xiao San = Pu Huang + Wu Ling Zhi

Pair: Wu Ling Zhi + PuHuang

Question 3

Ai Ye

Answer 3

Warm | Bitter, Acrid
Liver-Spleen-Kidney

1. Pure Yang energy
2. Stops bleeding by warming channels: bleeding d/t Deficiency Cold esp. Uterine Bleeding
3. Disperses stagnation of Cold & Damp to relieve Pain: Abdominal pain, Irregular menstruation, MENSTRUAL PAIN, THREATENED miscarriage d/t Deficiency Cold
4. Calms fetus
5. Treats Chong & Ren: warms uterus/womb to treat infertility
6. Eliminates Damp to stop itching for various skin dz

Jiao Ai Tang: E Jiao + Ai Ye