Category
Stop Bleeding
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Notoginseng Radix
English Name
Dosage
3-9g
Entering Channels
LV
Flavor
slightly bitter
Temperature
warm
Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Extreme Caution
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
- Stops bleeding without causing blood stasis
- Transforms blood stasis
- Reduces swelling
- Stops pain
- An essential herb for trauma & injury
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Seriously cautioned during pregnancy.
Actions & Indications:
- Stops bleeding and transforms blood stasis: for internal and external bleeding including vomiting blood, nosebleed, and blood in the urine or stool. Because this herb can stop bleeding without causing blood stasis, it is very widely used.
- Reduces swelling and alleviates pain: the herb of choice for traumatic injuries, used for swelling and pain due to falls, fractures, contusions, and sprains. Effective in invigorating the blood, it is used for chest and abdominal pain, as well as joint pain that has been caused by blood stasis. May also be used in the treatment of sores and abscesses.
