Xian He Cao
Agrimoniae Herba
bitter, astringent, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Stop Bleeding
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Vomiting blood
- Coughing blood
- Nosebleed
- Bleeding gums
- Blood in urine
- Uterine bleeding
- Diarrhea
- Trichomonas
- Vaginitis
- Tapeworm infection
- Malarial disorders
Xiao He Cao is bitter, astringent, and neutral. It enters the spleen, liver, and lung systems to treat bleeding disorders.
Channels: lung, liver, spleen
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Antiparasitic
- Bleeding disorders
- Nosebleed
- Uterine
- Gums
- Vomiting
- Coughing
- Stool
- Urine
- Hypertension
- Boils
- Skin ulcers
- Antitumor
Contraindications: do not prescribe Xiao He Cao to patients that present with diarrhea due to excess patterns
Zoo Image: a pole dancing black widow is dripping blood into buckets while a parasite climbs the pole and bloody diarrhea falls down the pole