Blood-Cooling Hemostatics
Hong Han Lian (Giant St.John'swort Herb)
Name
Hong Han Lian (Herba Hyperici)
The Effect of Herba Hyperici
Property
Slightly bitter, cold; liver meridian entered.
Actions
Cool blood to stop bleeding, activate blood and regulate the menstruation, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Indications
Abnormal menstruation, traumatic bleeding, traumatic injury, malaria, diarrhea, snake bites, eczema, scalds, hematochezia, urine with blood, hematemesis, dysmenorrhea, hepatitis, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, oligogalactia, cold due to wind-heat, impetigo.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 5~10 g. Proper dosage is for external application. Pounded into powder 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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