qian cao gen

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茜草根·Radix et Rhizoma Rubiae

Indian madder root

About qian cao gen

Qian Cao Gen (茜草根) is the root and rhizome of madder, recorded as Radix et Rhizoma Rubiae. It is bitter in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Heart and Liver channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that regulate Blood and stop bleeding.

Names

Pinyin	qian cao gen
Chinese	茜草根
Latin Name	Radix et Rhizoma Rubiae·Radix Rubiae
English Name	Indian madder root·Madder Root
Japanese	seiso
Korean	cheoncho

Classification

Category: Regulate Blood, Stop Bleeding
Channels: Heart, Liver
Flavour: Bitter
Temperature: Cold
Part used: Root
Family: Rubiaceae
Species: Rubida cordifolia
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Cools Blood and stops bleeding

Bleeding from Blood Heat: nosebleed, coughing or vomiting of blood, uterine bleeding, and blood in the urine or stool

Invigorates Blood and dispels stasis

Blood stasis pain, above all in the chest and flanks
Retained lochia
Painful, swollen injuries
Joint pain
Early-stage carbuncles

Unblocks the channels, vessels and menses

Wind causing pain of the joints and bones
Absent, late or blocked periods from Blood stasis

Disperses Wind-Damp

Bi pain

Cools the Liver and transforms Phlegm

Long-standing, stubborn cough with chest pain when Liver Fire attacks the Lungs

Combinations

hai piao xiao
Excessive uterine bleeding.
hai piao xiao + huang qi
Qi Deficient uterine bleeding.
hai piao xiao + ce bai ye
Blood Heat with uterine bleeding
huang lian + huang qin
Bloody dysentery.
sheng di huang + bai ji
Epistaxis and hemoptysis from Heat
dan shen
Blood Heat causing amenorrhea.
huang qin + ce bai ye + huang qi
Hematemesis where Heat blazes on a background of Deficiency and fatigue
huang lian + sheng ma + di yu + bai shao
Damp-Heat clumping in the Large Intestine and injuring the collaterals, with red and white dysentery
huang qi + bai zhu + shan zhu yu + long gu
Qi failing to control Blood, with ceaseless uterine bleeding
long gu
Blood-streaked leukorrhea.
dang gui + xiang fu + chi shao
Blood Stasis amenorrhea
chi shao yao + ze lian
Trauma-induced Blood Stasis.
ji xue teng + hai feng teng
Painful obstruction with joint pain
sang bai pi + di gu pi + qing dai + ge qiao
Liver Fire attacking the Lungs, with stubborn cough and chest pain
zi cao + mo han lian
Cools the Blood for itchy skin disorders of many kinds. Itching with allergic rhinitis or sinusitis
ai ye + wu mei
Heat and Fire rising with epistaxis
hei dou + gan cao
Persistent hematemesis.
san qi + ji xue teng
Profuse hematemesis.
huang lian + ce bai ye + huang qi + dang gui
Heat in the Lungs and Stomach on a background of Deficiency and weakness, with hematemesis
hong hua + dang gui + chuan xiong
Traumatic or sports injuries.
ji xue teng + hai fen teng + yan hu suo
Musculoskeletal or arthritic pain, as a tincture

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any 6-16g; Fresh: 5-30g; Tincture: 2-3ml	6-16 g	—	2-3 ml	—	—

Cautions

contraindication No signs of Blood stasis, for its raw, Blood-moving use
contraindication Jing deficiency
caution Spleen and Stomach deficiency Cold: its bitter, cold nature can worsen weak digestion or loose stools, so combine with Spleen-protecting herbs
caution Blood deficiency
caution Fire from Yin deficiency
pregnancy Do not use in pregnancy
caution Avoid prolonged use

Interactions

Drug interactions

Anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines, particularly around procedures or with prolonged or high-dose use: a precaution given its Blood-moving action; no clinical interaction has been shown

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