San Leng三棱

Rhizoma SparganiiBurr-Reed Rhizome

Autres nomsBulrush Rhizome · Scirpus · Sparganium · Common Burr-Reed

Catégorie: Herbs that Invigorate the Blood
Nature: neutre
Saveur: amer, piquant
Tropisme: Foie, Rate
Posologie: 3–10 g

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Doses usuelles

Posologie: 3–10 g
Tincture: 2–4 ml

Actions & indications

Forcefully breaks up Blood Stasis, regulates Qi and alleviates pain: Blood Stasis with amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain and abdominal masses
Dissolves accumulations: Food Stagnation and Qi Stagnation with severe abdominal pain and distention
Regulates menstruation: Menstrual irregularities
Promotes lactation: Agalactia

Contre-indications

Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Contraindicated in menorrhagia.
Contraindicated in bleeding disorders.
Use with caution in Deficiency conditions.

Interactions

Caution is advised in patients taking anticoagulants such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin) or enoxaparin (Lovenox), or antiplatelet agents such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine) or clopidogrel (Plavix), since combined use may produce an additive or synergistic effect.

Associations

Blood Stasis with fixed abdominal masses and postpartum abdominal pain.
- Yan Hu Suo
Pain from Blood Stasis.
Pain from Food Stagnation.
- Mu Xiang
- Bing Lang
- Qing Pi
- Shen Qu
- Dang Shen
- Bai Zhu
Pain from Food Stagnation with concurrent Spleen Deficiency.
- E Zhu
Qi and Blood Stagnation with clumping and accumulation causing distending pain in the chest, epigastrium and abdomen, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, uterine myoma and ovarian cysts; also Food Stagnation, and Hepatosplenomegaly with distention, pain and fixed, palpable masses in the epigastrium, sub-costal region and abdomen (reserved for strong patients).
- E Zhu
- Niu Xi
- Yan Hu Suo
Abdominal pain, amenorrhea, or abdominal masses caused by Blood Stasis.
Epigastric and abdominal pain and distention caused by Qi Stagnation and indigestion.
- Dang Shen
- Bai Zhu
Epigastric and abdominal pain arising from Spleen Deficiency.
Splenomegaly or hepatomegaly.

Notes

It is most commonly combined with Rz. Curcumae E Zhu, particularly in the treatment of cancer.
It has demonstrated an ability to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
It is well suited to treating severe Qi and Blood Stagnation.
It breaks down old, hardened, accumulated masses.
Its main use is for masses in the hypochondrium and abdomen.
It is indicated in pain of the cardio-diaphragmatic region.
According to one source, this herb depletes vital energy and should always be paired with Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen.
It invigorates the Blood more strongly than Rz. Curcumae E Zhu, though E Zhu is the stronger mover of Qi.
San Leng and Hirudo Shui Zhi both break up Blood Stasis and act on the Blood level of the Liver channel. San Leng, bitter and neutral, also enters the Spleen and the Qi level, acting more forcefully and quickly to attack and break up accumulation, though it can readily injure normal Qi; it additionally relieves Food Stagnation.
Dry-fried Sparganium Chao San Leng has a gentler breaking-up action and an enhanced ability to relieve Food Stagnation, making it suitable for epigastric and abdominal distention and pain caused by overeating.
Wine-fried Sparganium Jiu Chao San Leng moves Qi and breaks up Blood Stasis more effectively, and is used for abdominal masses and accumulations arising from Qi and Blood Stagnation.
Vinegar-processed Sparganium Cu San Leng has its harsh, drying quality tempered and enters the Liver channel, which strengthens its ability to reduce Blood Stasis and relieve pain.