Nature

Moderately cold

Taste

Bitter and sour

Channels

Heart, Kidney and Liver

Daily dose

6-12 g

Actions and indications

• Removes Heat and cools the Blood.
• Stimulates the circulation of the Blood.
• Removes the Blood stasis.
• Detoxifies and disinfects
• Drains the Fire
• Removes Empty-Heat

Applications

• Immune system disorders
• Fever
• Amenorrhea
• Dysmenorrhea
• Clotted menstruation
• Abdominal masses
• Headache
• Eye redness
• Hot flashes
• Pus
• Ulcers

Contraindications

• Blood deficiency accompanied by cold.
• Pregnancy.
• Menorrhagia (not due to Heat and Blood stasis).

Formulas

• Qing Wei San
• Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
• Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
• Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
• Wen Jing Tang
• Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan