蒲黄·Pollen Typhae
Cattail Pollen
Pu Huang (蒲黄) is the pollen of the cattail, recorded as Pollen Typhae. It is sweet and acrid in flavour and neutral in temperature, entering the Heart, Liver and Spleen channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that regulate Blood and stop bleeding.
| Pinyin | pu huang |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 蒲黄 |
| Latin Name | Pollen Typhae |
| English Name | Cattail Pollen·Typha Pollen |
| Japanese | hoo |
| Korean | pohwang |
Irregular uterine bleeding or prolonged periods, particularly when profuse
Uterine bleeding that will not stop, where the Liver and Kidneys are injured and exhausted or the Chong and Ren channels are Deficient
Lochiostasis with abdominal distention and pain. Kidney and Spleen Deficiency with chronic hemafecia
External bleeding from traumatic injury, applied topically as a powder. Taken internally for gynecological bleeding such as metrorrhagia and prolonged periods, and for epistaxis during menstruation
Painful, swollen sores, applied topically
Blood Stasis with irregular menses, dysmenorrhea and lochiostasis, with pain in the chest and abdomen. Qi and Blood Stasis with stabbing pain in the chest and epigastrium. Joint pain
Postpartum bleeding.
Bloody Lin: Damp-Heat in the Bladder with painful urinary dysfunction and blood in the urine
Bloody Lin.
da ji + xiao ji + bai mao gen
Blood Heat with hemoptysis or hematemesis
Lung Heat epistaxis
Dysmenorrhea.
pao jiang + rou gui + dang gui + shu di huang
Postpartum abdominal pain with Cold, Blood Deficiency or Blood Stagnation
he ye + mu dan pi + yan hu suo
Blood Stagnation with Heat: heavy bleeding after childbirth, with irritability, distention, pain and oppression in the chest
Bladder Heat with hematuria
Burning dysuria.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-12g; Tincture: 1-4ml | 3-12 g | — | 1-4 ml | — | — |
蒲黄·Pollen Typhae
Pu Huang (Tan) (蒲黄) is the charred pollen of cattail, recorded as Pollen Typhae. The record carries its names and nothing further: no category, no channels, no actions.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows pu huang.