Blood-Activating Analgesics
Wu Ling Zhi (五灵脂)
Name
Wu Ling Zhi (Trogopterus Dung)
The Effect of 五灵脂
Property
Sweet, bitter, warm; liver and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Activate blood and dissipate blood stasis. Stir-baked product can stop bleeding.
Indications
Amenorrhea, pain due to blood stasis after delivery, snake, scorpion andcentipede bites, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, leucorrhea with blood, traumatic injury, dysmenorrhea.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~10 g, or made into pill or powder. It should be wrapped during decocting. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.
Cautions
It shouldn’t be used with Ren Shen and 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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