Stasis-Resolving Hemostatics
Pi Ma Cao Gen (Tali falsehellebore root)
Name
Pi Ma Cao Gen (Tali falsehellebore root)
Sources
The drug is the dried root and rhizome of Veratrum stenophyllum Diels (family Liliaceae), growing in grasslands on mountain slopes, in scrubs, at the margins of woods, and distributed chiefly in the north west part of Yunnan, the west part of Sichuan of China.
The Effect of Radix Veratri Taliensis
Property
Pungent, bitter, cold, toxic; heart and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
It is used to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, stop bleeding and relieve pain, induce vomiting and diuresis; for the treatment of traumatic injury, fracture, traumatic bleeding, rheumatic arthritis, epilepsy, paraplegia.
Dosage and Administrations
It is made into powder, 0.03~0.06 g is taken each time, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
Contraindication
It is contraindicated using with Ren Shen, Dan Shen, Sha Shen, Dang Shen, Shao Yao, Xi Xin, Ku Shen and Xuan Shen.
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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