Han Lian Cao
Botanical Name: Ecliptae Herba
Mo Han Lian
Category: Tonify the Yin
Taste: Sweet, Sour
Temperature: Cool
Channels Entered: Kidney, Liver
Dosage: 9-15g
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Contraindicated in those with Spleen and Stomach cold from deficiency.
Actions & Indications:
- Nourishes and tonifies the Liver and Kidney yin: for Liver and Kidney yin deficiency with dizziness, blurred vision, vertigo, and premature graying of the hair.
- Cools the blood and stops bleeding: for patterns of yin deficiency with bleeding due to heat in the blood, with such symptoms as vomiting or coughing of blood, nosebleed, blood in the stools, uterine bleeding, and especially bloody urine.
