地榆·Radix Sanguisorbae
garden burnet root
Di Yu (地榆) is the root of garden burnet, a plant of the rose family, recorded as Radix Sanguisorbae. It is bitter and sour in flavour, slightly cold, and enters the Liver, Stomach and Large Intestine channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that regulate Blood and stop bleeding.
| Pinyin | di yu |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 地榆 |
| Latin Name | Radix Sanguisorbae |
| English Name | garden burnet root·Sanguisorba |
| Japanese | jiyu |
| Korean | jiyu |
huai hua mi
Hemorrhoids that are hot and bleeding, or other bleeding from the Intestines; Heat causing uterine bleeding that does not stop
huai hua (chao) + jing jie sui + sheng di huang + bai shao + huang qin
Bleeding hemorrhoids.
Lower Jiao Damp-Heat causing hemorrhage
huang lian + mu xiang + wu mei
Blood in the stool, dysenteric disorders or hemorrhoids with bleeding, and long-standing vaginal discharge from Damp-Heat
Near term, before the waters break: vaginal bleeding with abdominal pain
Eczema and similar Damp-Heat lesions of the skin, applied as a plaster
Burns, and Damp-Heat skin lesions like eczema, treated with a plaster
Applied as a plaster to burns, speeds healing and eases pain
Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with bleeding hemorrhoids, hematochezia, or bright red Blood passed before the stool
sheng di huang + bai shao + huang bai + huai hua (chao)
Blood Heat causing abdominal pain and heavy bleeding in the stools
huai jiao + fang feng + huang qin + zhi ke
Bleeding hemorrhoids.
Dysentery with bleeding, mucus, rectal tenesmus and pain in the lower abdomen
huang lian + mu xiang + wu mei + he zi
Long-standing bleeding dysentery that fails to heal
rice vinegar
Blood Heat with metrorrhagia or hematemesis
huang qin + sheng di huang + mu dan pi + lian xu
Blood Heat with heavy periods of bright red Blood and dryness of the lips and mouth
ai ye + e jiao + bai zhu + dang gui
Heavy bleeding with abdominal pain following abortion or miscarriage
Eczema or ulcerations with discharge, swelling, redness and itching; powder applied to the skin
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 6-16g; Tincture: 2-5ml | 6-16 g | — | 2-5 ml | — | — |
地榆·Radix Sanguisorbae Prep.
Di yu tan (地榆炭) is the charred form of di yu, the root of a Rosaceae species known as sanguisorba and supplied as Radix Sanguisorbae Preparatum. The catalogue files it among the blood-regulating substances that stop bleeding, on the Liver, Large Intestine and Stomach channels.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows di yu.