Bai Ji #

Bletillae Rhizoma #

bitter, sweet, cool

PRIMARY FUNCTION: #

Stop Bleeding

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:

• Bleeding disorders
  • Hemoptysis
  • Hematemesis
  • Epistaxis
  • Physical trauma
• Skin disorders
  • Sores
  • Ulcers
  • Chapped skin

Bai Ji is bitter, sweet, and cool. It enters the stomach, lung, and liver systems to stop bleeding. Its bitter quality drains and eliminates warm patterns that cause bleeding while its sweet nature can treat deficiency related bleeding.

Channels: lung, stomach, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:

• Dry skin
• Chaffing of the skin
• Nosebleed
• Esophageal varices
• Bleeding ulcers
• Gastritis
• Burns
• Antimicrobial

Contraindications: do not prescribe Bai Ji to patients with excess conditions as Bai Ji has astringent properties, do not combine Bai Ji with the following herbs: Cao Wu, Chuan Wu, Fu Zi, Hai Piao Xiao, Wu Tou

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