Flos Rosae Rugosae

Mei Gui Hua

Name

Mei Gui Hua (Rose)

Property

Sweet, slightly bitter, warm; liver and spleen meridians entered.

Actions

Regulate the flow of qi, dispel melancholy, activate blood and dissipate blood stasis.

Indications

Sores and boils, dysentery, acute mastitis, stomachache due to emotional depression and the hyperactive liver-qi attacking the stomach, irregular menstruation, leucorrhea with reddish discharge, hemoptysis, hematemesis, wandering arthritis.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 3~10 g, or made into paste or soaked in wine.

Cations

It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with effulgent fire.