Stasis-Resolving Hemostatics
Tie Bao Jin: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Tie Bao Jin (Berchemia Lineata)
The Effect of Tie Bao Jin
Property
Bitter, neutral.
Actions
Eliminate blood stasis, dispel wind-damp and resolve swelling.
Indications
Traumatic injury, hematemesis, chronic cough due to tuberculosis, sores and boils, rheumatic arthritis, urticaria.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 30~90 g. Proper dosage is for external application. Pounded for applying or decocted for washing.
Reading these properties
The classification line quoted above is classical TCM shorthand, not a dosage or a medical instruction. Expanded, term by term:
- Flavour — Bitter (苦 kǔ)
- A bitter flavour is described as draining and drying. It is the flavour associated with clearing heat and with moving the bowels downward.
- Nature — Neutral (平 píng)
- Neutral sits between warming and cooling. It is the most moderate classification and can be combined in either direction.
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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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