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Bai Jie Gu (Chinese asystasiella herb)

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Bai Jie Gu (Chinese asystasiella herb): it is used to remove toxic heat, remove blood stasis and stop bleeding; for the treatment of vomiting blood, bloody stool, traumatic bleeding, sprain, furuncle, sore throat.

Bai Jie Gu (Chinese asystasiella herb)
Bai Jie Gu (Chinese asystasiella herb) — Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs

白接骨

Name

Bai Jie Gu (Herba Asystasiellae Chinensis)

Sources

The drug is the dried or fresh rhizome or entire herb of Asystasiella chinensis (S.Moore) E. Hossain (family Acanthaceae), growing in moist shady sites under woods, near streams, and distributed in Jiangsu,Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan of China.

The Effect of Herba Asystasiellae Chinensis

Property

Sweet, bland, neutral; lung meridian entered.

Actions

It is used to remove toxic heat, remove blood stasis and stop bleeding; for the treatment of hematemesis, bloody stool, traumatic bleeding, sprain, furuncle, sore throat.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~15g, or 30~60 g of the fresh, or pounded into juice for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

Contraindication

It is contraindicated to pregnant women and women in menstrual period.

When to see a doctor: herbal care suits mild, everyday issues. For worsening, severe, or sudden symptoms — or if you are pregnant, on medication, or treating a child — consult a licensed practitioner first.

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