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Herbs That Stop Bleeding

 

Herbs which are used for bleeding or hemorrhage.  Most commonly used for vomiting blood, nosebleed, coughing blood, blood in stool, blood in urine, excessive menstruation, uterine bleeding, bleeding associated with trauma.

These herbs should also be used with other herbs which will treat the underlying condition not the symptom.

 

Reckless Movement of Hot Blood– Yin Deficiency– Spleen Qi Deficiency– Blood stasis

 

Da Ji                         Properties: SWEET  - COOL                                                                                 Dosage: 4.5 – 15g.

Japanese                                      Meridian: LIVER, SPLEEN                                                                                     FRESH – 30-60g.

Thistle               -cools blood, stop bleeding due to reckless movement of hot blood

                                -reduce swelling, generates flesh –topically for carbuncles/sores

 

Xiao Ji                 Properties: SWEET  - COOL                                                                                 Dosage:4.5 – 15g.        

Small  Thistle                       Meridian LIVER, SPLEEN

                        -stops bleeding (weaker than Da Ji) – blood in urine

 

Bai Mao Gen         Properties: SWEET  - COLD                                                                                  Dosage: 9 – 24g.

Wolly Grass                    Meridian: LUNG, STOMACH, SMALL INTESTINE, BLADDER

Root                        -cool blood, stop bleeding due to reckless movement of hot blood

                        -blood in Urine, promote urination

                        -cough with blood, clear heat from stomach & lungs

 

Qian Cao Gen      Properties: BITTER  - COLD                                                                                  Dosage: 6 – 9g.

Rubia Root                      Meridian: HEART, LIVER

-cool blood to stop bleeding

                            -invigorates blood to dispel blood stasis

                        -chronic skin rash – eczema

 

Huai Hua Mi          Properties: BITTER  - COOL                                                                                  Dosage: 6 – 15g.        

Pagoda Tree Bud             Meridian: LIVER, LARGE INTESTINE

-cools blood, stop bleeding – damp heat in large intestine –             dysentery, Hemorrhoids

                                -soothes liver fire – red eyes – dizziness

 

Di Yu             Properties: BITTER, SOUR  - COOL                                                                      Dosage: 6 – 15g.

Bloodwort Root               Meridian: LIVER, LARGE INTESTINE, STOMACH

-cool blood, stop bleeding in lower burner dysentery-vomit-uterine bleed

            -clears heat & generates flesh – topically for burns/carbuncles

 

Bai Ji                        Properties: BITTER, SWEET  - COOL                                                                    Dosage: 3 – 15g.

Bletilla Rhizome              Meridian: LUNG, STOMACH, LIVER

-stops bleeding from lungs & stomach – vomit/cough blood

                            -reduces swelling & generates flesh – topically for sores/chap-skin/ulcer

 

 

Xian He Cao         Properties: BITTER, PUNGENT  - NEUTRAL                                                          Dosage: 9 – 15g

Agrimony Grass              Meridian:              LUNG, LIVER, SPLEEN                                                                            FRESH – 15-30g.

-stop bleeding due to cold/hot/excess/deficient

                            -alleviate diarrhea/dysentery

                        -kills parasites

 

Ai Ye             Properties: BITTER, PUNGENT  - WARM                                                               Dosage: 3 – 9g.

Mugwort Leaf                 Meridian: SPLEEN, LIVER, KIDNEY

(MOXA)              -stop bleeding – prolonged uterine bleeding due to deficient cold

                                -warms womb – restless fetus –possible miscarriage due to bleeding

                            -lower abdomen cold pain

 

San Qi                      Properties: SWEET, BITTER  - WARM                                                                   Dosage: 1 – 3g.

Pseudoginseng              Meridian: LIVER, STOMACH, LARGE INTESTINE

Root                  -stop bleeding – transform blood stasis – int. & ext. bleeding

           -can stop bleeding without causing blood stasis

                        -traumatic injuries – alleviate pain, reduce swelling

 

Fu Long Gan        Properties: PUNGENT  - WARM                                                                            Dosage: 15 – 60g.

Yellow Earth                          Meridian: SPLEEN, STOMACH

Ashes               -warms blood – stops bleeding due to deficient cold in stomach

                        -warms stomach – stops vomiting

                        - spleen Qi deficiency - diarrhea

 

Xue Yu Tan           Properties: BITTER  - NEUTRAL                                                                            Dosage: 1.5 – 9g.

Charred Human                   Meridian: HEART, LIVER, KIDNEY

Hair                     -stop bleeding – uterine bleeding – many types

                            -promote urination – xue lin

 

Di Yu          Properties: BITTER, SOUR  - COOL                                                                      Dosage: 6 – 15g.

Bloodwort Root                    Meridian LIVER, LARGE INTESTINE, STOMACH

-cools blood, stop lower jiao bleeding – blood in stool, bleeding hemorrhoids, vomiting blood, uterine bleeding

-clear heat, generate flesh – topically on sores, ulcers, burns

 

Zong Lu Tan       Properties: BITTER, ASTRINGENT  - NEUTRAL                                                    Dosage: 9 – 15g.

Charred Stiple Fiber           Meridian LIVER, LARGE INTESTINE, LUNGS                                                     POWDER 1 – 1.5g.

-binds and stops bleeding – coughing blood, blood tinged sputum, nosebleed, blood in stools, uterine bleeding

 

Ou Jie                  Properties: SWEET, ASTRINGENT  - NEUTRAL                                                    Dosage: 9 – 15g.

Lotus Rhizome Nodes        Meridian LUNG, STOMACH, LIVER                                                                      FRESH 30 – 60g.

-stop bleeding, beaks up blood stasis, lung and stomach heat – vomiting blood, coughing blood

 

Ce Bai Ye            Properties: BITTER, ASTRINGENT  - COOL                                                          Dosage: 6 – 15g.

Biota Leaves                         Meridian  HEART, LIVER, LARGE INTESTINE

-cool blood, stop bleeding – vomiting blood, bleeding gums, coughing blood, blood in stool or urine, uterine bleeding

-stop cough, lung heat – cough with phlegm, thick bloody sputum

-promotes healing of burns – topically for early stages

 

Pu Huang            Properties: SWEET, PUNGENT  - NEUTRAL                                                          Dosage: 4.5 – 12g.

Cattail Pollen                        Meridian  LIVER, HEART, SPLEEN

(Bulrush)           -stop bleeding – external and internal – traumatic injury, uterine bleeding, vomiting blood, nosebleed, coughing blood, blood in urine or stool

-invigorate blood, dispel stasis – chest pain, postpartum abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea

 

 

 

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