Yin Chai Hu

Herbs that Cool the Blood

Channels: LIV, ST

Properties: Sweet, Cool

English Translation: Silver Barbarian Kindling

Common: Stellaria Root

Latin: Radix Stellariae Dichotomae

Action:

• Clears heat caused by yin deficiency: for afternoon fevers, steaming bone disorder, low grade fevers, and night sweats. Also effective at clearing residual heat in the aftermath of a high fever.
• Clears heat, reduces childhood malnutrition: for fever, irritability, and thirst from childhood malnutrition.
• Stops bleeding and cools blood: for epistaxis, coughing up of blood, uterine bleeding, or blood in the urine all caused by reckless movement of hot blood.

Contraindications: 

• Contraindicated in exteriorly-contracted wind-cold or blood deficiency without heat signs.

Dosage:

• 3-9 Grams. Part used = root.