Blood-Activating and Menstruation-Regulating Herbs
Ba Bao Cha
Name
Ba Bao Cha (Ramulus et Folium Euonymus Przewalskii)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh branch and leaf of Euonymus przewalskii Maxim. (Family Celestraceae), growing in scrub, on hillside, and distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Si chuan and Tibet of China.
The Effect of Ramulus et Folium Euonymus Przewalskii
Property
Pungent, bitter, slightly cold;liver meridian entered.
Actions
Remove blood stasis, regulate menstruation, dredge meridians and alleviate pain.
Indications
Abdominal pain by postpartum blood clots, amenorrhea, arthrodynia, carbuncles, blood stasis caused by traumatic injury, hemiplegia, etc.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing.
Contraindication
It is contraindicated to pregnant women.
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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