Description

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:
The roots are dug in spring or autumn, and cleaned and dried in the sun.

Properties and Taste:
Bitter and cold

Meridian:
Liver

Functions:
To cool blood and stop bleeding
To invigorate blood circulation and release stagnation

Indications and Combinations:
1. Hemorrhages due to extravasation of blood by heat.
*Use with Japanese thistle (Daji), Small thistle (Xiaoji) and Biota tops (Cebaiye).

2. Amenorrhea caused by blood stagnation.
*Use with Chinese angelica root (Danggui), Chuanxiong rhizome (Chuanxiong) and Cyperus rubber (Xiangfu).

3. Blood stasis and pain caused by external injuries.
*Use with Safflower (Honghua), Chinese angelica root (Danggui) and Red peony (Chishao).

4. Wind-damp obstruction syndrome (painful joints).
*Use with Spatholobus stem (Jixueteng) and Futokadsura stem (Haifengteng).

Dosage:
10-15 g

This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always used this herb under instructions of a licensed herbalist.