Name
Xue Lian Hua (Herba Saussureae Involucratae)
Property
Sweet, bitter, warm; liver, spleen and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Dispel cold and tonify yang, regulate menstruation and stop bleeding.
Indications
Impotence, sores and weakness of waist and knees, Rheumatic Arthritis, Abnormal Menstruation, traumatic hemorrhage, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, morbid leucorrhea.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 6~12 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
Cations
It is contraindicated to pregnant women.Overdosage can cause profuse perspiration.