Pu Huang

Herbs that stop bleeding 

 

 

Channels: LIV, HT, PER, SP

Properties: Sweet, Spicy, Neutral

Common: Catail Pollen

Latin: Pollen Typhae

Actions:

  • Stop bleeding and invigorate the blood
  • Dispel blood stasis and alleviate pain

1.     Stop bleeding and remove blood stasis, use for various bleeding, injury with or without clots and pain; e.g. with Xian He Cao, San Qi

2.     Invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain: use for dysmenorrheal, postpartum abdominal pain, chest pain, traumatic pain; e.g. Shi Xiao San with Wu Ling Zhi

Dosage:

  • 4.5-12g. Places in a bag when decoction. Use in raw form to dispel blood stasis and alleviate pain; roasting to be charcoal form to stop bleeding.

 

Precaution:

  • Women during pregnancy should be prohibited.