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Red Yeast Rice

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NameHong Qu (Red Yeast Rice)The Effect of Red Yeast RicePropertySweet, warm; liver, spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsActivate blood and resolve blood stasis, tonify the spleen and promote digestion.IndicationsTraumatic injury, food stagnation, abdominal pain due to blood

Red Yeast Rice
Red Yeast Rice — Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs

红曲 Hong Qu

Name

Hong Qu (Red Yeast Rice)

The Effect of Red Yeast Rice

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.

Cations

It is contraindicated for spleen-yin deficiency and people without food stagnation and blood stasis.

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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