雪蓮花

Xue Lian Hua

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.