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Di Yu

Posted by: admin on Feb 23, 2008 - 02:11 AM
Regulate Blood

1 TASTE
Bitter, sour and slightly cold


2 MERIDIANS
Liver, stomach and large intestine


3 FUNCTIONS
1. To cool blood and stop bleeding; 2. To dispel toxins and promote healing of ulcers.


4 INDICATIONS
1. Hemorrhages due to extravasation of blood by heart: a) uterine bleeding-Burnet root (Di Yu) is used with fried Cattail pollen (Pu Huang), Scutellaria root (Huang Qin) and Fresh rehmannia root (Sheng Di Huang); b) hemorrhages, bleeding and dysentery-Burnet root (Diyu) is used with Sophora flower (Huai Hua), Coptis root (Huang Lian) and Costus root (Mu Xiang).2. Burns, eczema, ulcers of the skin. Burnet root (Diyu) is used with Coptis root (Huanglian) for external use.


5 DOSAGE
10-15 g


6 COUTIONS
This herb is contraindicated for large burns. The ointment made from the herb may cause a toxic infection after absorption by the body.


Di Yu

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