仙鹤草·Herba Agrimoniae
Agrimony
Xian He Cao (仙鹤草) is agrimony, a plant of the rose family, recorded as Herba Agrimoniae. It is bitter and astringent in flavour and neutral in temperature, entering the Lung, Liver and Spleen channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that regulate Blood and stop bleeding. Its Chinese name reads as crane herb.
| Pinyin | xian he cao |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 仙鹤草 |
| Latin Name | Herba Agrimoniae |
| English Name | Agrimony·hairy vein agrimonia |
| Japanese | sankakuso·senkakuso |
| Korean | seonhakcho |
Peptic ulcer with dark, bloody stools and abdominal pain; uterine bleeding
huai hua mi
Hemafecia.
Hematuria.
Epistaxis.
Hematemesis.
Exhausted Yin with internal Heat, causing epistaxis, hemoptysis or hematemesis
Lung Yin Deficiency with hemoptysis; bleeding of many kinds, for example hemoptysis, hematuria, metrorrhagia, bleeding in pregnancy and Intestinal Wind with blood in the stool, above all where Yin and Blood Deficiency underlie it
Bleeding.
Dysenteric disorder or diarrhea with blood
ce bai ye + sheng di huang + bai mao gen + ou jie
Yin Deficiency with Heat causing hematemesis, epistaxis or hemoptysis
Hematochezia.
dang shen + huang qi + shu di huang + pao jiang
Heavy periods with a pale tongue, a weak, thready pulse and a sallow yellow complexion
sheng di huang + xuan shen + bai shao + dang gui + bai mao gen + e jiao + qian cao gen + mu dan pi
Thrombocytopenic purpura
Fatigue and lack of energy while appetite stays normal, drinking the decoction and eating the dates from it
long yang rou + ren shen + shu di huang + gou qi zi
Qi and Blood Deficiency with weak knees and lower back, light-headedness, dizziness and fatigue
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 6-16g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 6-16 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |