Herb Listings
Di Yu / Sanguisorba Root | |||
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Taste: Bitter, Sour • Temperature: Slightly Cold • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Stop Bleeding | |||
Dosage6-15g |
Actions1. Cools the blood & stops bleeding: especially for bleeding in the lower burner due to damp-heat with such symptoms as blood in the stool, bleeding hermorrhoids, bloody dysenterial disorders, & excessive uterine bleeding. Also used for vomiting blood & nosebleed.2. Clears heat & generates flesh: applied topically for sores, ulcers, & injuries from burns. It both reduces the oozing by holding in the fluids, & promotes the generation of new flesh. |
MeridiansLiver, Large Intestine, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of cold from deficiency. |