Herbs That Stop Bleeding

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Channels:
LIV, HT, SP

Properties:
Sweet, Spicy, Neutral

A&I:
* Stops bleeding:
for external bleeding associated with traumatic injury, & various forms of internal bleeding ((*)uterine bleeding, vomiting blood, nosebleed, coughing blood, bloody urine, bloody stool, or subcutaneous bleeding). This herb is has an astringent nature & is very effective for stopping bleeding.
(*) Most commonly used for gynecological bleeding.

- Invigorates the blood & dispels blood stasis:
for menstrual pain, post partum pain, & chest pain from blood stasis.

C&C:
-Pregnancy

Dosage: up to 12g
- use raw for blood stasis
- toast to stop bleeding
- take separately with decoctions or decoct in cheesecloth.

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Pu Huang
Cat Tail Pollen

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Channels:
LU, LIV, SP

Properties:
Bitter, Spicy, Neutral

A&I:
* Restrains leakage of blood & stops bleeding:
All kinds of bleeding (coughing blood, vomiting blood, nosebleed, bleeding gums, bloody urine, uterine bleeding) especially coughing blood. This herb can be used for bleeding due to heat, cold, excess, or deficiency

- Alleviates diarrhea & dysenteric disorders: use for chronic problems only as this herb has a restraining nature.

- Kills parasites:
Trichomonas vaginitis & tapeworm

C&C:
- May cause nausea & vomiting

Dosage: up to 15g, 30g when used fresh

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Xian He Cao
Herba Agrimmoniae Pilosae

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Channels:
LIV, ST, LI

Properties:
Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Warm

A&I:
* Stops bleeding & transforms blood stasis(invigorates blood):
Very widely used because it can stop bleeding without cause blood stasis. Effective in invigorating blood, it is used for chest & abdominal pain, as well as joint pain that has been caused by blood stasis.

- Reduces swelling & alleviates pain: the herb of choice for traumatic injuries.

C&C:
- Pregnancy
- Blood or Yin Deficiency

Dosage: up to 3g when taken directly as powder, up to 9 when used in decoctions.

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San Qi
Radix Pseudoginseng

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Channels:
LU, ST, LIV

Properties:
Bitter, Sweet, Cool

A&I:
* Restrains leakage of blood & stops bleeding:
mainly for bleeding from the Lungs & Stomach ((*)vomiting blood, (*)coughing blood). Also for bleeding associated with (*)traumatic injury, usually applied locally.

- Reduces swelling & generates flesh:
sores, ulcers, especially chronic, non-healing ulcers.

C&C:
- Externally contracted diseases
- Early stages of Lung abscess
* incompatible with Wu Tou & Fu Zi

Dosage: up to 15g.

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Bai Ji
Rhizoma Bletillae

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Channels:
LIV, SP, HT

Properties:
Sweet, Cool

A&I:
* Cools the blood & stops bleeding:
for reckless movement of hot blood (nosebleed & vomiting blood)

- Reduces swelling & generates flesh at sores: carbuncles, sores, & swellings.

C&C:
- Spleen & Stomach cold from deficiency

Dosage: up to 15g, up to 60g when fresh.
- Apply topically for carbuncles & sores.

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Da Ji
Herba Cirsii Japonici

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Channels:
LIV, SP

Properties:
Sweet, Cool

A&I:
* Stops bleeding: used primarily for bloody urine
- promotes urination

C&C:
- Spleen & Stomach cold from deficiency

Dosage: up to 15g, up to 60g when used fresh.

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Xiao Ji
Herba Cephalanoplos

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Channels:
LIV, LI, ST

Properties:
Bitter, Sour, Slightly Cold

A&I:
* Cools the blood & stops bleeding: especially for bleeding in the lower jiao from damp heat (bloody stool, bleeding hemorrhoids, bloody dysenterial disorders, & excessive uterine bleeding).

- Clears heat & generates flesh: for sores ulcers, & injuries from burns

C&C:
- deficient cold

Dosage: up to 15g.
- use charred to stop bleeding
- dried, in sesame seed oil base, dor burns.

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Di Yu
Radix Sanguisorbae

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Channels:
LIV, LI

Properties:
Bitter, Cool

A&I:
* Cools the blood & stops bleeding: for damp-heat patterns of Large Intestine when bleeding is present. Important for (*)bleeding hemorrhoids & (*)bloody dysenterial disorders

- Cools the Liver: red eyes & dizziness due to Liver heat.

C&C:
- Spleen & Stomach cold from deficiency

Dosage: up to 15g.
- use charred to stop bleeding.

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Huai Hua Mi
Flos Immaturus Sophorae Japonicae

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Channels:
HT, LIV

Properties:
Bitter, Cold

A&I:
* Cools the blood & stops bleeding: bleeding due to reckless movement of hot blood.

- Invigorates the blood & dispels blood stasis: pain from trauma, joint pain, amenorrhea, early stages of carbuncle.

C&C:
- Spleen or Stomach cold from deficiency

Dosage: up to 9g.

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Qian Cao Gen
Radix Rubiae Cordifoliae

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Channels:
HT, LIV, LI

Properties:
Bitter, Astringent, Slightly Cold

A&I:
* Cools the blood & stops bleeding: widely used for various bleeding disorders. Owing to its slightly cold nature, this herb is effectively used in treating patterns of hot blood, but it may also be used with warming herbs for bleeding associated with cold patterns.

- Stops coughing & expels phlegm

- Promotes healing of burns: use topically in powdered form for the early stages of burns over a small to moderate surface area.

C&C:
- Long term ingestion or a large dose may cause dizziness, nausea, &/or vomiting.

Dosage: up to 15g raw or charred
- charred to stop bleeding
- raw for burns, cough, phlegm

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Ce Bai Ye
Cacumen Biotae Orientalis

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Channels:
SP, LIV, KI

Properties:
Bitter, Spicy, Warm

A&I:
* Warms the womb & stops bleeding: for prolonged menstrual bleeding and uterine bleeding due to cold from deficiency.

- Warms the womb & pacifies the fetus: for restless fetus & vaginal bleeding as in threatened miscarriage. Also infertility from cold womb.

- Disperses cold & alleviates pain.

C&C:
- heat in the blood
- blood deficiency

Dosage: up to 9g
- Char to enhance warming & hemostatic properties.
- Raw it can be combined w/ other herbs that cool the blood.

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Ai Ye
Folium Artemisiae Argyii

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Stops Bleeding

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- Pu Huang
- Ou Jie
- Zi Zhu

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Invigorates Blood & Dispels Blood Stasis

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- Pu Huang
- Qian Cao Gen

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Stops Bleeding & Dispels Blood Stasis

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- San Qi

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Restrains leakage of blood & stops bleeding

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- Xian He Cao
- Bai Ji
- Xue Yu Tan

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Alleviates Diarrhea & Dysenteric Disorders

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- Xian He Cao

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Kills Parasites

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- Xian He Cao

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Reduces Swelling & Alleviates Pain

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- San Qi

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Reduces Swelling & Generates Flesh

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- Bai Ji
- Da Ji

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Binds & Stops Bleeding

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- Zong Lu Pi

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Cools the Blood & Stops Bleeding

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- Da Ji
- Di Yu
- Huai Hua Mi
- Qian Cao Gen
- Ce Bai Ye
- Bai Mao Gen

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Clears Heat & Generates Flesh

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- Di Yu

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Cools the Liver

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- Huai Hua Mi

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Stops Coughing & Expels Phlegm

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- Ce Bai Ye

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Promotes healing of burns

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- Ce Bai Ye
- Zi Zhu

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Warms the womb & stops bleeding

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- Ai Ye

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Warms the womb & pacifies the fetus

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- Ai Ye

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Disperses cold & alleviates pain

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- Ai Ye

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Warms the blood & stops bleeding

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Warms the Stomach & stops vomiting

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Stops diarrhea

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Promotes urination

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- Xue Yu Tan

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Disperses blood stasis & stops bleeding

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- Jiang Xiang
- Lian Fang
- Hua Rui Shi

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Invigorates the blood, promotes the movement of qi, & alleviates pain

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- Jiang Xiang

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Stops bleeding & calms the fetus

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- Lian Fang

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Dispels summerheat & dampness

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- Lian Fang

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Quells heat & promotes urination

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- Bai Mao Gen

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Clears heat from the Stomach & Lungs

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- Bai Mao Gen

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Channels:
HT, LIV, KI

Properties:
Bitter, Neutral

A&I:
* Restrains leakage of blood & stops bleeding. Many kinds of bleeding, especially uterine bleeding & nosebleeds

* Invigorates Blood (does not cause blood stasis

* Promotes urination: especially for bloody lin.

C&C: none

Dosage: up to 9g
- usually taken as powder
- for nose bleed, small amts can be blown directly into the nasal cavity

No School Sample

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Xue Yu Tan
Charred Human Hair
Crinis Carbonisatus

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Channels:
LIV, SP, ST

Properties:
Spicy, Warm

A&I:
* Disperses blood stasis & stops bleeding: internal injuries due to trauma, fractures, sprains, or contusions. Applied topically, alone or with other herbs, to stop bleeding from lacerations

* Invigorates the blood, promotes the movement of qi, & alleviates pain: epigastric & abdominal pain from stagnant qi in the Spleen & Stomach, or chest pain from blood stasis

C&C: None

Dosage: up to 3g if taken directly as powder
- up to 9g in decoction

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Jiang Xiang - "Descending Fragrance"
Dalbergia Heartwood
Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae

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Channels:
LU, ST, LIV

Properties:
Sweet, Astringent, Neutral

A&I:
* Stops bleeding: most often used for heat in the Lungs or Stomach with vomiting or coughing blood. Used for many types of bleeding because it is both astringent & breaks up blood stasis.

C&C: None Noted

Dosage: up to 15g dried
- up to 60g fresh
- for reckless movement of hot blood use raw.
- for bleeding from empty cold partially char.

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Ou Jie
Node of the Lotus Rhizome
Nodus Rhizomatis Nelumbinis Nuciferae

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Channels:
LIV, SP, KI

Properties:
Bitter, Astringent, Warm

A&I:
* Disperses blood stasis & stops bleeding : for uterine bleeding & blood in urine

- Stops bleeding & calms fetus: restless fetus & threatened miscarriage

- Dispels summer heat & dampness: diarrhea in children from summer heat with dampness (targeting the dampness)

C&C: None Noted

Dosage: up to 9g
- use fresh for summer heat

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Lian Fang
Mature Lotus Receptacle
Receptaculum Nelumbinis

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Channels:
LIV

Properties:
Sour, Astringent, Neutral

A&I:
* Disperses blood stasis & stops bleeding: for vomiting or coughing blood

C&C:
- pregnancy
- cases w/o blood stasis

Dosage: up to 9g in powders
- often wine or vinegar is added to enhance the effect on blood stasis

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Hua Rui Shi - "Flower Stamen Stone"
Ophicalcite
Ophicalcitum

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Channels:
LIV, LU, SP

Properties:
Bitter, Neutral

A&I:
* Stops bleeding: wide application, esp blood in urine

- Also used for burns & sores

C&C: None Noted

Dosage: up to 30g in decoction
- up to 3g in powders taken directly
- also used topically as a powder

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Zi Zhu - "Purple Pearl"
Callicarpa Leaf
Folium Callicarpae

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Channels:
LU, ST, SI, BL

Properties:
Sweet, Cold

A&I:
* Cools the blood & stops bleeding: reckless movement of hot blood (blood in urine, vomiting blood, nosebleed, coughing blood).

- Quells Heat & promotes urination: for Hot Lin & other heat patterns with edema & urinary difficulty

- Clears heat from the Stomach & Lungs: nausea & thirst from Stomach heat, or wheezing from Lung heat

C&C:
- Spleen or Stomach deficient cold

Dosage: up to 24g
- up to 60g if used alone

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Bai Mao Gen
Woolly Grass Rhizome
Rhizoma Imperatae Cylindricae