INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Crinis Carbonisatus
Common English:	Charred Human Hair Homo

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Neutral	Heart Liver Kidney (Stomach)	4-16g Powder: 1-9g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Astringes leakage of Blood and stops bleeding	Bleeding, especially epistaxis and uterine bleeding
*Tonifies Yin* and promotes urination**	Blood Lin
Eliminates Blood Stasis	Blood Stasis
Generates flesh and resolves sores	Topically for sores or burns that have already ulcerated

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Ophicalcitum Hua Rui Shi Rx. Notoginseng San Qi	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao	Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen (Caul. Akebiae) (Mu Tong)
Hemoptysis or hematemesis.	Excessive uterine bleeding due to Deficiency. Hemoptysis due to Deficiency.	Blood Lin.
Hb. Plantaginis Che Qian Cao or Hb. Plantaginis Che Qian Cao Hb. Lygodii Hai Jin Sha End. Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao	Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis (fresh juice) Ou Jie	Vinegar
Stone Lin.	Epistaxis.	Hematuria.
Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu Flos Sophorae Huai Hua Mi	Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang	Fr. Sophorae Huai Jiao Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi
Hematochezia.	Hematochezia with Middle Jiao Deficiency Cold.	Hemorrhoidal bleeding with bright red Blood.
Warm Liquor	Talcum Hua Shi Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
Dysuria in women.	Burning urination.

This herb is human hair that has been processed with refined coal and powdered.
This herb is considered to be both an astringent hemostatic and a Blood activating hemostatic.
When blown into the nose, nosebleed will stop immediately.
It treats foul-smelling Blood in the stool due to necrosis of the bowel.
It also treats amenorrhea and late periods.
It can be applied topically for bleeding gums.
Xue Yu Tan and Rx. Notoginseng San Qi stop bleeding, reduce Blood Stasis and treat all types of bleeding. San Qi is stronger at stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and alleviating pain. Xue Yu Tan is less able to stop bleeding but can facilitate urination, generate flesh and assist in the healing of sores.