Blood-Activating and Menstruation-Regulating Herbs
Chong Wei Zi: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Chong Wei Zi (Motherwort Fruit)
The Effect of Chong Wei Zi
Property
Sweet, pungent, slightly cold; liver meridian entered.
Actions
Activate blood and regulate the menstruation, dispel wind and clear heat.
Indications
Menoxenia, metrorrhagia, morbid leucorrhea, pain from blood stasis after delivery, liver-heat headache, swelling and pain of eyes, nebula.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~9 g or made into pill or powder or pounded into juice.
Cautions
It is contraindicated to liver-blood deficiency, corectasis and pregnant women.
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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