San Qi三七

Decoction

2–10 g

Pills and Powders

1–3 g

Sever Bleeding

3–6 g

Tincture

1–4 ml

• ·Contraindicated in the absence of Stasis.
• ·Contraindicated in Blood Deficiency.
• ·Contraindicated in hemoptysis or epistaxis caused by Blood Heat.
• ·Use with caution during pregnancy.
• ·Use with caution in Yin Deficiency.

Caution is warranted in patients on anticoagulants such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin) or enoxaparin (Lovenox), or antiplatelet agents such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine) or clopidogrel (Plavix), because combined use could produce an additive or synergistic effect.

• ·This herb sees wide use for its ability to stop bleeding without causing Stasis.
• ·It is the foremost herb for traumatic injury.
• ·Flos Pseudoginseng San Qi Hua is sweet and cool, calms the Liver and lowers blood pressure, and is used for hypertension and sore throat.
• ·It stops bleeding and subsequently resolves the resulting blood clots.
• ·It is marketed in raw form as Tienchi powder.
• ·Some sources credit this herb with tonifying the Blood.
• ·Used alone, it addresses epistaxis, hematemesis and uterine bleeding.
• ·Used alone, it also treats External bleeding accompanied by pus and ulceration, or open sores with suppuration.
• ·The powder can be applied topically to External injuries involving open cuts.
• ·For wounds from sharp metal objects, applying the powder directly stops the bleeding at once.
• ·Applied to swellings and ruptured swellings, the powder relieves the swelling and pain.
• ·Combine with Blood-cooling herbs when the bleeding is Heat-induced.
• ·It has anti-cancer properties and appears in many anti-cancer formulas.
• ·Combine with Yin tonics for dry mouth arising from Yin Deficiency.
• ·More recently it has come into use for infections of any kind, not only infected wounds.
• ·It has also recently been applied to coronary Blood Deficiency leading to angina.
• ·San Qi and Ophicalcitum Hua Rui Shi both stop bleeding without causing Stasis and transform Blood Stasis without harming newly generated Blood, and both can be given internally or applied externally. San Qi is bitter and warm, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain, treating bleeding of every type; Hua Rui Shi is sour, astringent and neutral, acting mainly to transform Blood Stasis so Blood returns to its normal pathways, treating mainly hematemesis and epistaxis and used topically for wounds.
• ·San Qi and Crinis Carbonisatus Xue Yu Tan both stop bleeding, reduce Blood Stasis and treat bleeding of every type; San Qi is the stronger of the two at stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain, while Xue Yu Tan, though less effective at stopping bleeding, can promote urination, generate flesh and aid the healing of sores.
• ·Cooked Notoginseng Shu San Qi is weaker at stopping bleeding and transforming Stasis but stronger as a tonic, and is used in weak patients with Qi and Blood Deficiency.
• ·Hb. seu Rx. Gynura Segentum Ju Ye San Qi disperses Blood Stagnation, stops bleeding, clears toxins and reduces swelling; sweet, slightly bitter and neutral, it is used both internally and topically for epistaxis, hematemesis, traumatic injury with bleeding and bruising, sores, swelling and breast abscesses, at a dosage of 1.5–3 g of powder one to three times daily, either taken as decoction or, fresh, applied topically as a paste; it is contraindicated during pregnancy.
• ·Hb. seu Rx. Sedum Aizoom Jing Tian San Qi stops bleeding, disperses Stagnation, nourishes Blood and calms the Shen; sweet, sour and neutral, it treats epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematemesis, hematuria, hematochezia, profuse menstrual bleeding, purpura, palpitations, insomnia, restlessness and neurosis, and can also be applied topically for External bleeding from trauma, at a dosage of 15–30 g for the aerial part and 6–10 g for the root.