INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Rhizoma Bletillae |
| Common English: | Bletilla Rhizome Amethyst Orchid Root Common Bletilla Tuber Hyacinth Bletilla Tuber |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Bitter Sweet Astringent |
Cool (Cold) |
Lung Stomach Liver |
3-16g Severe cases up to 30g Powder: 1.5-3g Tincture: 1-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Astringes leakage of Blood and stops bleeding |
Bleeding from the Lungs and Stomach with Hematemesis, hemoptysis and epistaxis Bleeding due to traumatic injury (topical) |
Reduces swelling, generates flesh and eliminates ulcers |
Topically for sores, ulcers and chapped skin (whether or not the sore has ulcerated) |
Nourishes the Lungs and resolves Phlegm |
Lung damage |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rx. Stemonae |
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae |
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Hemoptysis due to Lung Yin Deficiency. |
Stop coughs, transform Phlegm and stop bleeding to treat Lung Yin Deficiency Heat leading to Stasis and coughing up Blood. Coughing up bloody sputum. |
Hematemesis and hemoptysis associated with Lung abscess and consumption. |
Endoconcha Sepiae |
Rz. Imperatae |
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As a powder for hematemesis from bleeding peptic ulcers due to Stomach Heat Damaging the Yin, while also promoting their healing. |
Wounds and cracked bleeding skin of the hands and feet. (topically as a powder) Wounds from metal that bleed incessantly. Swollen, toxic sores that have perforated but refuse to close. Bleeding and anal fissures. Scalds and burns. |
Epistaxis. |
Colla Corii Asini |
Cacumen Platycladi/Biotae
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Cx. Phellodendri |
Hemoptysis due to Lung Yin Deficiency. |
Hematemesis. |
As a topical paste for erysipelas. |
Flos Lonicerae |
Rz. Coptidis |
Rz. Notoginseng |
Topically for sores on the upper back or in the mouth. |
Topically as a powder for chronic, pulsating scrofula. |
Bleeding from injury to the Lung collaterals. Bleeding in the Stomach. |
Fol. Eriobotryae |
Rx. Stemonae |
Endoconcha Sepiae |
Hemoptysis due to Lung Heat Damaging the Yin. |
Hemoptysis from pulmonary tuberculosis. |
Bleeding peptic or duodenal ulcers due to Stomach Heat. |
Sm. Coicis |
Calcined Gypsum Fibrosum |
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Hematemesis due to Damp-Heat. |
Use powdered Bai Ji for profuse External bleeding from deep cuts. |
Erysipelas. |
Fol. Hibisci or Flos Lonicerae |
Rz. Coptidis |
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Mix with equal portions of water and rubbing alcohol and apply topically for carbuncles, furuncles, sores and general dermatological disorders. |
Chronic non-healing wounds with pus. |
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- This herb is especially useful for non-healing ulcers as it reduces swelling and speeds healing.
- It is one of the most effective herbs to stop gastrointestinal bleeding.
- It can be used alone for Lung-Heat Damaging the Yin.
- It can be applied topically as a powder, for external bleeding due to cuts, chronic non-healing wounds or chapped skin of the fingers, toes or anus.
- Both Bai Ji and Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye restrain and stop bleeding. Ce Bai Ye's restraining power is weaker that Bai Ji's however it has a stronger ability to expel Phlegm and stop cough.
- Bai Ji, Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao, and Fol. Callicarpae Formosanae Zi Zhu all restrain and inhibit bleeding. Bai Ji is the strongest, Xian He Cao is next, and Zi Zhu is the weakest. In terms of cooling Heat, Zi Zhu is the strongest, Bai Ji is next and Xian He Cao is the weakest.
- Bletilla Powder Bai Ji Fen or Bai Ji Mo is more easily administered and can be used as a stand-alone herb for hemoptysis due to Lung Heat. It is thought that taking the powder orally id more effective for stopping bleeding than in decoction.