Meridian-Warming Hemostatics
Bai Cao Shuang (百草霜)
Name
Bai Cao Shuang (Fuligo Plantae)
The Effect of 百草霜
Property
Pungent, warm; liver, lung and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Stop bleeding, remove food retention.
Indications
Aphtha, tongue boil, sore throat, leucorrhea, indigestion, metrorrhagia,nose bleeding, hematochezia, diarrhea, hematemesis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g, or made into pills and powder, 1~3 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with pyretic dryness and lung injury with cough.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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