Stop Bleeding

Question 1

San Qi

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Answer 1

-stops bleeding w/o causing blood stasis
-transforms blood stasis type bleeding
-reduces swelling, stagnation
-stops pain
-good for traumatic injuries

(notoginseng root)

warm ~ sweet, sl bitter ~ LV, ST

Question 2

Pu Huang

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Answer 2

-stops bleeding, removes blood stasis
-promotes urination
-more neutral

(cattail pollen)

neutral ~ sweet, acrid ~ LV, HT, SP

Question 3

Qian Cao

Answer 3

-cools the blood
-stops bleeding
-removes blood stasis

(madder root)

cold ~ bitter ~ HT, LV

Question 4

Da Ji

Answer 4

-cools the blood
-stops bleeding
-reduces swelling

(large thistle)

cool ~ sweet ~ LV, SP, HT

Question 5

Xiao Ji

Answer 5

-cools the blood
-stops bleeding
-promotes urination
-resolves toxicity and reduces abscesses

(small thistle)

cool ~ sweet ~ LV, HT

Question 6

Di Yu

Answer 6

-cools heat in the blood
-stops bleeding (esp lower burner)
-resolves toxicity
-restrains and inhibits

(sanguisorba)

sl cold ~ bitter, sour ~ LV, LI, ST

Question 7

Huai Mi

Answer 7

-cools blood, clears heat
-especially damp-heat in large intestine
-cools liver

(pagoda tree bud)

cool ~ bitter ~ LV, LI

Question 8

Ce Bai Ye

Answer 8

-cools heat
-inhibits bleeding due to blood heat
-stops cough (lung heat)

(biota leaves)

sl cold ~ bitter, astringent ~ LU, LV, LI

Question 9

Bai Mao Gen

Answer 9

-cools blood, stops bleeding
-clears heat in lungs + stomach
-promotes urination

(imperata)

cold ~ sweet ~ LU, ST, SI, BL

Question 10

Xian He Cao

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Answer 10

-inhibits, restrains, binds bleeding (astringent method)
-helps w diarrhea and dysenteric disorders

(agrimony)

neutral ~ bitter, astringent ~ LU, LV, SP

Question 11

Bai Ji

Answer 11

-restrains to stop bleeding (esp from lungs + stomach)
-reduces swelling
-generates flesh (ie chronic, nonhealing ulcers)

(bletilla)

cool ~ bitter, sweet ~ LU, ST, LV

Question 12

Ou Jie

Answer 12

-stops bleeding + removes blood stasis

(lotus rhizome node)

neutral ~ sweet, astringent ~ LU, ST, LV

Question 13

Pao Jiang

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Answer 13

-for cold with bleeding
-warms channels
-good for gyno issues, bleeding in lower burner

(quick-fried ginger)

warm ~ bitter, astringent ~ LV, SP

Question 14

Ai Ye

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Answer 14

-for cold + bleeding ~ warms at a very deep level
-dispels calm-damp, stops pain due to cold
-calms fetus
-threatened miscarriage w cramping, spotting, pain
-very very yang substance

(mugwort)

warm ~ bitter, acrid ~ SP, LV, KD

Question 15

Xue Yu Tan

Answer 15

-restrains + stops bleeding
-facilitates the water pathways
-reduces stasis

(charred human hair)

neutral ~ bitter ~ HT, LV, KD

Question 16

Zao Xin Tu

Answer 16

-warms spleen + stomach to contain bleeding
-stops nausea

(ignited yellow earth)

warm ~ acrid ~ SP, ST