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Pu Huang蒲黄

Pollen TyphaeTypha Pollen

Autres nomsCattail Pollen · Bulrush

Catégorie
Herbs that Stop Bleeding (Hemostatics)
Nature
neutre
Saveur
doux, piquant
Tropisme
Foie, Cœur, Rate
Méridiens secondaires
Péricarde
Posologie
3–12 g

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Doses usuelles

Posologie
3–12 g
Tincture
1–4 ml

Actions & indications

Stops bleeding by astringing
  • External bleeding due to traumatic injury
  • Various forms of internal bleeding such as uterine bleeding, hematemesis, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematuria, hemafecia or subcutaneous bleeding
Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis
Chest pain, postpartum abdominal pain and menstrual pain due to Blood Stasis
Promotes urination
Lin Syndrome

Contre-indications

  • Use with caution during pregnancy.
  • The raw form should be avoided during pregnancy, as it can trigger uterine contractions.
  • Contraindicated in fever from overexertion when Blood Stasis is absent.
  • Contraindicated in Internal Heat from Yin Deficiency when Blood Stasis is absent.
  • Contraindicated in Blood Stasis caused by Cold Obstruction.
  • Excessive intake causes loose stools.

Interactions

Use cautiously in patients on anticoagulants such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin) and enoxaparin (Lovenox), or antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine) and clopidogrel (Plavix), since combined use may produce an additive or synergistic effect.

Associations

  • Prolonged or irregular uterine bleeding, particularly when profuse.

  • Unremitting uterine bleeding from injury and exhaustion of the Liver and Kidneys, or from Deficiency of the Chong and Ren channels.

    • Pao Jiang

    Abdominal pain and distention from lochiostasis; chronic fecal blood from Kidney and Spleen Deficiency.

  • Applied topically as a powder for external bleeding from trauma; taken internally for gynecological bleeding disorders such as metrorrhagia, prolonged periods, and epistaxis occurring with menstruation.

  • Applied topically for sores with pain and swelling.

  • Blood Stasis producing menstrual irregularity, dysmenorrhea and lochiostasis with chest and abdominal pain; stabbing epigastric and chest pain from Qi and Blood Stasis; joint pain.

  • Postpartum bleeding.

  • Bloody urine with painful urinary dysfunction from Damp-Heat in the Bladder (Bloody Lin).

  • Bloody Lin.

  • Hemoptysis or hematemesis from Blood Heat.

  • Epistaxis from Lung Heat.

  • Dysmenorrhea.

  • Postpartum abdominal pain from Blood Deficiency, Blood Stagnation, or Cold.

  • Blood Stagnation with Heat causing profuse postpartum bleeding, with irritability, distention, pain and a sensation of oppression in the chest.

  • Hematuria from Heat in the Bladder.

Notes

  • It is a potent astringent, highly effective at stopping bleeding.
  • Applied alone topically, it treats external bleeding.
  • More recently it has been used for angina pectoris.
  • One source classifies it among the Blood-Invigorating herbs.
  • It is chiefly used for severe Blood Stasis with sharp pain.
  • Topically it treats oral and genital herpes and ulceration.
  • Used alone, it treats hemoptysis or hematemesis caused by rebellious Qi.
  • The pollen is gathered directly from the flowers.
  • In modern practice it is significant for treating hypercholesterolemia accompanied by angina pectoris or hypertension.
  • It speeds expulsion of the afterbirth.
  • Pu Huang and Ophicalcitum Hua Rui Shi are both neutral, astringent herbs that enter the Liver channel, stop bleeding, dispel Blood Stasis, and treat a broad range of hemorrhagic conditions. Pu Huang is regarded as slippery when unprepared and astringent when dry-fried, and is used more often for gynecological bleeding, whereas Hua Rui Shi is sour and used mainly for hemoptysis from Blood Stasis or wounds from metal.
  • The dry-fried form, Chao Pu Huang, tonifies Blood and stops bleeding.
  • The wine-fried form, Jiu Chao Pu Huang, more strongly moves Blood, stops pain and reduces swelling.
  • The vinegar-fried form, Cu Chao Pu Huang, more strongly stops bleeding and relieves pain.
  • The charred form, Pu Huang Tan, is the most effective at stopping bleeding.

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