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 [3]) is used with fried Cattail pollen (Pu Huang [4]), Scutellaria root (Huang Qin [5]) and Fresh rehmannia root (Sheng Di Huang [6]); b) hemorrhages, bleeding and dysentery-Burnet root (Diyu) is used with Sophora flower (Huai Hua [7]), Coptis root (Huang Lian [8]) and Costus root (Mu Xiang [9]).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.
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