Blood-Activating and Menstruation-Regulating Herbs
Kadsura Root-bark (Bark of Chinese Redbud)
Name
Zi Jing Pi (Bark of Chinese Redbud)
The Effect of Zi Jing Pi
Property
Bitter, neutral; spleen, stomach and liver meridians entered.
Actions
Activating blood, stimulate the flow of menstruation, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.
Indications
Dysentery, sores and boils, snake and insect bites, traumatic injury, amenorrhea, pharyngitis, rheumatic arthritis, pain caused by the stagnation of Qi and blood.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~15 g, or soaked in wine, or made into pills and powder.
Cautions
It is contraindicated to pregnant women. Proper dosage is for external application. Pounded into powder for applying.
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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