Bai Mao Gen #

Imperatae Rhizoma #

sweet, cold

PRIMARY FUNCTION: #

Stop Bleeding

CLASSICAL MANIFESATIONS:

• Bleeding disorders
  • Hematuria
  • Hemoptysis
  • Hematemesis
  • Epistaxis
• Urinary tract disorders
  • Urinary dribbling
  • With pain
  • Edema
  • Urinary difficulty
• Nausea
• Thirst
• Wheezing

Bai Mao Gen is cold and sweet. It enters the lung, stomach, small intestine, and bladder systems. Its cold nature allows it to treat bleeding disorders that arise from heat patterns.

It is especially useful in treating pathologies of the lung system which includes epistaxis for which it is considered the number one herb. Its sweet property nourishes lung yin.

Bai Mao Gen enters the bladder system to treat heat related bleeding presenting with urinary tract disorders. This includes blood in the urine, hot painful urine, dark urine, and difficulty urinating.

Channels: lung, stomach, small intestine, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:

• Bleeding
  • Nosebleed
  • Vomiting blood
  • Esophageal varices
  • Hematuria
  • Hemoptysis
• Urinary tract infection
  • Bladder pain
  • Urethral pain
• Sore throat
  • Deficiency heat patterns
  • Dry
  • Rapid fine pulse
  • Red tongue
• Aphonia
• Dysglycemia related thirst

Formulas:

• Shi Hui San

Contraindications: Bai Mao Gen should not be prescribe to patients that present with poor digestive function due to cold deficiency

Zoo Image: Edward Scissor spider is trimming a fire hydrant bush that is leaking urine with blood but he gets overheated and needs water to cool his lungs

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