Stasis-Resolving Hemostatics
Zhu Zi Shen (Rhizoma Panacis Majoris)
Name
Zhu Zi Shen (Rhizoma Panacis Majoris)
The Effect of Zhu Zi Shen
Property
Bitter, sweet, slightly cold; liver, lung and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify the lung to nourish yin, remove stasis and alleviate pain, stop bleeding.
Indications
Hematemesis, nose bleeding, traumatic hemorrhage, traumatic injury, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, rheumatic arthritis, cough due to consumptive disease, qi deficiency and yin deficiency, hemoptysis, dysphoria.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying on the affected area.
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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