1 TASTE
Sweet and neutral
2 MERIDIANS
Liver and pericardium
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To stop bleeding; 2. To release stagnation and stop pain
4 INDICATIONS
1. Hemorrhages manifested as cough with blood, vomiting with blood, hematuria, bloody stool and uterine bleeding, Cattail pollen (Pu Huang [3]) is used with Agrimony (Xian He Cao [4]), Eclipta (Mohanlian) and Biota tops (Ce Bai Ye [5]).2.Hemorrhages caused by external injuries. Cattail pollen (Puhuang) can be used alone and dry for external use.3.Blood stagnation manifested as cardiac pain, abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea or postpartum abdominal pain. Cattail pollen (Puhuang) is used with Trogopterus dung (Wulingzhi) in the formula Shixiao San.
5 DOSAGE
3-10 g
6 COUTIONS
The carbonized herb is effective in stopping bleeding; the raw herb is used for releasing stagnation and stopping pain.
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