Swimming Bladder

Yu Biao

Name

Yu Biao (Swimming Bladder)

Property

Sweet, neutral; liver and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify the kidney to replenish essence, stop bleeding, dissipate blood stasis and resolve swelling.

Indications

Spermatorrhea due to kidney deficiency, traumatic hemorrhage, hematemesis, haemorrhoids, metrorrhagia, tetanus, postpartum convulsion.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 10~30 g, or made into powder, 3~6 g. Proper dosage is for external application, dissolved for applying.

Cations

It is contraindicated for poor appetite with excessive phlegm.