qian cao gen

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

Pinyinqian cao gen
Chinese茜草根
Latin NameRadix et Rhizoma Rubiae·Radix Rubiae
English NameIndian madder root·Madder Root
Japaneseseiso
Koreancheoncho

Classification

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

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 6-16g; Fresh: 5-30g; Tincture: 2-3ml6-16 g2-3 ml

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