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Ze Lan

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Regulate Blood

1 TASTE
Bitter, pungent and slightly warm


2 MERIDIANS
Liver and spleen


3 FUNCTIONS
1. To invigorate blood and remove stagnation; 2. To promote urination and reduce edema


4 INDICATIONS
1. Blood stagnation manifested as amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation or postpartum abdominal pain, Bugleweed (Ze Lan) is used with Chinese angelica root (Dang Gui), Red sage root (Dan Shen) and Red peony (Chi Shao).2. Chest pain or hypochondriac pain caused by external injuries. Bugleweed (Zelan) is used with Curcuma root (Yu Jin) and Red sage root (Danshen).3. Carbuncles, furuncles, swellings. Bugleweed (Zelan) is used with Honeysuckle flower (Jin Yin Hua), Chinese angelica root (Danggui) and Licorice root (Cancao).


5 DOSAGE
10-15 g


Ze Lan

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