Category
Stop Bleeding
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Sanguisorbae Radix
English Name
Dosage
9-15g
Entering Channels
LI
Flavor
bitter
Temperature
slightly cold
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
- Cools heat in the blood
- Stops bleeding (lower Jiao)
- Resolves toxicity
- Restrains and inhibits hot blood
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Should be used with caution in those with cold from xu or blood stasis.
Actions & Indications:
- Cools the blood and stops bleeding: especially for bleeding in the lower burner due to damp-heat with such symptoms as blood in the 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.
