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Pin Yin: qian cao gen-
Common name: madder root
Botanical family: Rubiaceae
Botanical name: 1, Rubia cordifolia L.; 2, R. cordifolia L. var. longifolia Hand.-Mazz.; 3, R. cordifolia L. var. pratensis Maxim.; 4, R. chinensis L. Reg. et Maach; R. truppeliana Loes.
Primary action: Stop Bleeding
Secondary actions:
Cool Blood;
Quicken Blood, Transform Stasis
Temperature: cool
Taste: bitter, astringent
Entering Channel: Ht, Lv, Lu
Actions:
Cools Blood and stops bleeding from Blood Heat.
Promotes circulation of Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
(See
Blood Heat
;
Blood Stasis
.)
Dosage:
2-4 qian.
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