Di Yu
Sanguisorba Radix
bitter, sour, slightly cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Stop Bleeding
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Bleeding disorders
- Hemafecia
- Dysentery with blood
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Menometrorrhagia
- Epistaxis
- Hematemesis
- Skin disorders
- Sores
- Ulcers
- Burns
Di Yu is bitter, sour, and slightly cold. It enters the large intestine, liver, and stomach systems. Di Yu is especially useful in treating bleeding disorders due to patterns caused by damp heat.
Di Yu is considered the number one herb for treating bleeding hemorrhoids. Huai Mi also treats bleeding hemorrhoids. Remember: Do you (Di Yu) have hemorrhoids? Why me (Huai Mi)?
Channels: liver, stomach, large intestine
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Large intestine abscess
- Bleeding disorders
- Stool
- Hemorrhoids
- Dysentery
- Uterine
- Nosebleed
- Vomiting
- Gastritis
- Antimicrobial
- Hypertension
Formulas:
- Qing Re Gui Jing Tang
Contraindications: Prescribe Di Yu cautiously to patients that present with deficiency cold patterns or stagnation of blood
Zoo Image: a black widow with a Damp Heat badge on its lower jiao is at a Flesh Eater concert with a candle light