Dietetic Chinese Drugs for Bleeding of Upper Digestive Tract

1) Day lily (Flos Hemerocallis Immaturus)
Also known as jinzhencai, it can remove heat from the liver and blood and arresting bleeding when eaten cooked.  Those who suffer from hemorrage of upper digestive tract resulting from stomach-heat or liver-fire can take it as a supplementary treatment.

2) Water spinach (Herba Ipomoeae Aquaticae),
Also known as "kong xin cai" (hollow vegetable), "wu xin cai" (vegetable without heart) It can be eaten either raw or cooked to remove heat from the stomach and intestines.  Its indications are the same as those of day lily.

3) Lotus root (Rhizoma Nelumbinis)  
Fresh lotus root can remove  heat  from  blood  and remove  blood  stasis. Patients with hemorrhage of upper digestive tract marked by the types of stomach-heat or liver-fire can drink its juice as a supplementary treatment.

4) Jew's-ear (Auricularia)
Also known as black Jew's-ear it can remove heat from the blood and arrest bleeding. The powder of the nature-retaining char made by parching can arrest bleeding when either taken in infusion form or used as an ingredient of a decoction.  Its indications are the same as those of lotus root.

5) Small thistle (Herba Cephalanoploris)
Also known as ci er cai. It is an ordinary wild vegetable eaten by people, which can remove heat from the blood to arrest bleeding.  It can be eaten raw or used to cook soup.  Its indications are the same as those of lotus root.

6) Shepherd's purse (Herba Capsellae)
Removing heat from the liver to arrest bleeding, it can be eaten either raw or cooked as an auxiliary dietetic treatment for patients suffering from hemorrhage of upper digestive tract of liver-fire type.

7) Sophora (Flos Sophorae)
Clearing away heat and cooling the blood to arrest bleeding, it can be decocted and taken as a drink as an auxiliary cure for hemafecia.