Stop-Bleeding Herbs

Zong Lu Pi English Name: trachycarpus stipule fiber Pharmaceutical Name: Fibra Stipulae Trachycarpi Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Zong Lu Pi enters the Liver, Lung, and Large Intestine channels; it is bitter and sour in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Zong Lu Pi?: The Chinese Herb Zong Lu Pi is the dried fibers… read more

Zi Zhu English Name: callicarp leaf Literal Translation: “purple pearl” Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Callicarpae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Zi Zhu enters the Liver, Lung, and Stomach channels; it is bitter and astringent in nature and cool in temperature. What is Zi Zhu?: The Chinese Herb Zi Zhu is the dried leaves from any number… read more

Zhu Fan Hua Tou English Name: mirabilis Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Mirabilidis Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Zhu Fan Hua Tou enters the Lung, Stomach, and Urinary Bladder channels; it is sweet, bitter, and astringent in nature What is Zhu Fan Hua Tou?: The Chinese Herb Zhu Fan Hua Tou is the dried root of Mirabilis… read more

Xue Yu Tan English Name: charred human hair Literal Translation: “charred excess of the blood” Pharmaceutical Name: Crinis Carbonisatus Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Xue Yu Tan enters the Liver and Stomach channels; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Xue Yu Tan?: The Chinese Herb Xue Yu Tan is human… read more

Xiao Jin Ying English Name: rosa cymosa, small fruit rose Literal Translation: “little golden cherry” Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Rosae Cymosae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Xiao Jin Ying enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Xiao Jin Ying?: The Chinese Herb Xiao Jin Ying is the dried… read more

Xiao Ji English Name: cirsium, cephalano, field thistle Literal Translation: “small thistle“ Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Cirsii Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Xiao Ji enters the Liver and Heart channels; it is sweet in nature and cool in temperature. What is Xiao Ji?: The Chinese Herb Xiao Ji is the dried aerial parts of bristly thistle… read more

Xian He Cao English Name: agrimony, hairy-vein agrimonia Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Agrimoniae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Xian He Cao enters the Lung, Liver, and Spleen channels; it is bitter and astringent in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Xian He Cao?: The Chinese Herb Xian He Cao is the dried aerial parts of… read more

Wan Nian Song English Name: selaginella, spikemoss Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Selaginellae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Wan Nian Song enters the Lung and Large Intestine channels; it is acrid in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Wan Nian Song?: The Chinese Herb Wan Nian Song is dried spikemoss (Selaginella tamariscina (Beauv.)), a low-growing evergreen… read more

San Qi English Name: pseudoginseng, notoginseng, tienchi ginseng Literal Translation: “three-seven” Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Notoginseng Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: San Qi is sweet and slightly bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is San Qi?: The Chinese Herb San Qi (commonly known as notoginseng or pseudoginseng—Panax notoginseng) is a perennial herb with dark… read more

Pu Huang English Name: bulrush, cattail pollen Pharmaceutical Name: Pollen Typhae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Pu Huang enters the Liver and Pericardium channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Pu Huang?: The Chinese Herb Pu Huang is pollen from narrow-leaf cattail (Typha angustifolia L.) or the pollen from bulrush… read more