Blood-Activating Analgesics
Jin Ye Zi
Name
Jin Ye Zi (Folium Craibiodendri Yunnanensis)
Sources
The drug is the leaf of Craibiodendron yunnanense W. W. Sin. (family Ericaceae), growing in shrubs or woods, on hill slopes, distributed in Guangxi, Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Folium Craibiodendri Yunnanensis
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It is used to remove blood stasis, relieve pain, stop bleeding, to dispel wind and dampness; for the treatment of trauma, coma due to external injury, sprain and contusion, pain of waist and leg, hemiplegia, paralysis, rheumatic arthritis, fracture.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 1 leaf, or pounded into powder for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
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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