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Pu Huang

蒲黃

  • State/School

    California License Exam, Pacific College Comps

  • Pharm Name

    Typhae Pollen

  • Common Name

    Cattail Pollen

  • Category

    Regulate Blood/Stop Bleeding

  • Ingredients


  • Taste

    Sweet, Acrid

  • Pao Zhi

    Charred to enhance its astringency, improving its ability to stop bleeding.

  • Temperature

    Neutral

  • Action / Indication

    1. Stops bleeding: for external bleeding associated with traumatic injury, and various forms of internal bleeding such as uterine bleeding, vomiting blood, nosebleed, coughing of blood, blood in the urine, blood in the stool, or subcutaneous bleeding. This herb has an astringent nature and is quite effective in stopping bleeding.
    2. Invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis: for chest pain, postpartum abdominal pain, and menstrual pain due to blood stasis.
    3. Promotes urination and stops bleeding: for hot painful urinary dribbling.
  • Treatment Principles

    Stops Bleeding
    Moves Static Blood
    Dispels Blood Stasis
    Alleviates Pain
    Stimulates Urination

  • Contraindication

    Contraindicated during pregnancy (causes uterine contractions) and in the absence of blood stasis.

  • Dosages

    4.5-12g, wrapped in cheesecloth. Use raw or charred. Use topically to stop bleeding due to trauma.

  • Meridians

    HT, LV, SP

  • Tom's Comment

    1. Pu Huang has a restraining nature to stop bleeding. It is commonly used with Wu Ling Zhi to address gynecological bleeding with stasis.
    2. Pu Huang should be bagged when cooking.
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  • Formula Type