Stop-Bleeding Herbs

Qian Cao English Name: madder, India madder root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Rubiae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Qian Cao enters the Liver channel; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Qian Cao?: The Chinese Herb Qian Cao is the dried roots of the Indian madder (Rubia cordifolia L.), a small flowering… read more

Ou Jie English Name: lotus node, lotus rhizome node Pharmaceutical Name: Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Ou Jie enters the Lung, Stomach, and Liver channels; it is sweet and astringent in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Ou Jie?: The Chinese Herb Ou Jie is the node or joint of the… read more

Lian Fang English Name: lotus receptacle Literal Translation: “lotus mansion” Pharmaceutical Name: Receptaculum Nelembinis Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Lian Fang enters the Liver, Spleen, and Kidney channels; it is bitter and astringent in nature and warm in temperature. What is Lian Fang?: The Chinese Herb Lian Fang is the dried receptacle (or seed pod)… read more

Huai Hua English Name: sophora, Japanese pagoda tree flower, Chinese scholar tree flower Literal Translation: “pagoda flower” Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Sophorae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Huai Hua enters the Liver and Large Intestine channels; it is bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Huai Hua?: The Chinese Herb Huai Hua is the… read more

Hua Rui Shi English Name: ophicalcite Pharmaceutical Name: Ophicalcitum Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Hua Rui Shi enters the Liver channel; it is sour and astringent in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Hua Rui Shi?: The Chinese Herb Hua Rui Shi is ground, processed ophicalcite, a metamorphic form of limestone that is processed… read more

Fu Long Gan English Name: soot and ash from a fire pit Pharmaceutical Name: Terra Flava Usta Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Fu Long Gan enters the Spleen and Stomach channels; it is acrid in nature and warm in temperature. What is Fu Long Gan?: The Chinese Herb Fu Long Gan is ashes form a… read more

Di Yu English Name: sanguisorba, garden burnet root Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Sanguisorbae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Di Yu enters the Liver, Large Intestine, and Stomach channels; it is bitter and sour in nature and cool in temperature. What is Di Yu?: The Chinese Herb Di Yu is the dried roots of garden burnet (Sanguisorba… read more

Da Ji English Name: cirsium, Japanese thistle, plum thistle Literal Translation: “big thistle“ Pharmaceutical Name: Herba seu Radix Cirsii Japonici Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Da Ji enters the Liver and Heart channels; it is sweet and bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Da Ji?: The Chinese Herb Da Ji comes from… read more

Ce Bai Ye English Name: platycladus leaves, leafy twigs of the Chinese arborvitae Literal Translation: “flat fir leaves” Pharmaceutical Name: Cacumen Platycladi Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Ce Bai Ye enters the Lung, Liver, and Large Intestine channels; is bitter and astringent in nature and cool in temperature. What is Ce Bai Ye?: The Chinese… read more

Bai Mao Gen English Name: imperata, lalang grass rhizome Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Imperatae Medica Category: Stop-Bleeding Herbs Properties: Bai Mao Gen enters the Lung, Stomach, and Urinary Bladder channels; it is sweet in nature and cold in temperature. What is Bai Mao Gen?: The Chinese Herb Bai Mao Gen is the dried rhizome of a… read more