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Pin Yin: xu duan
Common name: teasel root
Botanical family: Dipsacaceae
Botanical name: 1, Dipsacus asper Wall.; 2, D. japonicus Miq.
Primary action: Supplement Yang
Temperature: warm
Taste: bitter
Entering Channel: Lv, Kd
Actions:
Supplements Liver and Kidneys and fortifies sinews and bones.
Promotes circulation of Blood, especially useful in traumatic injuries
or Painful Impediment; used topically or internally.
Stops uterine bleeding and calms fetus; used for Vacuity type uterine
bleeding, leukorrhea, or imminent miscarriage..
(See
Kidney Yang Vacuity
;
Liver Blood Vacuity
;
Blood Stasis
;
Spleen unable to govern
Blood
.)
Dosage:
2-4 qian.
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