Pu Huang
Typhae Pollen
acrid, sweet, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Stop Bleeding
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Bleeding trauma
- Uterine bleeding
- Vomiting blood
- Nosebleed
- Coughing blood
- Blood in urine
- Blood in stool
- Subcutaneous bleeding
- Chest pain
- Postpartum abdominal pain
- Menstrual pain
- Hot painful urinary dribbling
Pu Huang is sweet, acrid, and neutral. It enters the liver, heart, and spleen systems to stop bleeding.
Channels: liver, heart, spleen
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Antitumor
- Pain in the abdomen
- Angina pain
- Dyslipidemia
- Eczema
- Asthma
- Menorrhagia
Formulas:
- Qi Zhen San
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Shi Xiao San
- Xiao Ji Yin Zi
- Yan Hu Suo Tang
Contraindications: Pu Huang should be prescribed cautiously to patients that are pregnant
Zoo Image: a black widow is by a bleeding fire hydrant