State/School

California License Exam, Pacific College Comps

Pharm Name

Sanguisorbae Radix

Common Name

Sanguisorba Root

Category

Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding

Ingredients

Taste

Bitter, Sour

Pao Zhi

Charred to reduce its cold nature and increase its ability to restrain, especially when vinegar-fried, which strengthens its ability to stop bleeding. Most often used for any type of bleeding.

Temperature

Slightly Cold

Action / Indication

1. Cools the blood and stops bleeding: especially for bleeding in the lower burner due to damp-heat with such symptoms as blood in the stool, bleeding hemorrhoids, bloody dysenteric disorders, and excessive uterine bleeding. Also used for vomiting blood and nosebleed.
2. Clears heat and generates flesh: applied topically for sores, ulcers, and injuries from burns. It both reduces the oozing by holding in the fluids, and promotes the generation of new flesh. Often used for burns.

Treatment Principles

Cools the Blood
Stops Bleeding
Clears Heat Toxin
Heals the Skin

Contraindication

Deficiency cold. Do not use Di Yu over a very large area for burn victims, as this may lead to overdose and hepatotoxicity.

Dosages

10-15g, decocted. 1.5-3g as powder or pills. Use topically as an ointment, powder, or wash. Char to stop bleeding.

Meridians

LV, ST, LI

Tom's Comment

1. Di Yu and Huai Mi is one of the premier dui yao combinations for Lower Jiao Damp Heat
2. Di Yu is astringent and often used in commercial preparation to address oozing sores particularly from burns

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