Digestant Herbs
Hong Qu: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Hong Qu (Red Yeast Rice)
The Effect of Hong Qu
Property
Sweet, warm; liver, spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Activate blood and resolve blood stasis, tonify the spleen and promote digestion.
Indications
Traumatic injury, food stagnation, abdominal pain due to blood stasis, bloody purulent stool, prolonged lochiorrhoea after delivery.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~15 g, or made into pill or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for spleen-yin deficiency and people without food stagnation and blood stasis.
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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