Bi Li - 薜荔 - (Xue Li Shi, Mu Man Tou) - Fructus Fici Pumilae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Fici Pumilae
Common English:	Creeping Fig Ficus Pumila Jelly Seed

Category

Herbs that Regulate the Blood: Herbs that Invigorate the Blood

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Sour Astringent	Neutral	Stomach	6-15g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies sperm	Chronic diarrhea, Impotence, Nocturnal emissions, Strangury
Invigorates the Blood, disperses swelling and removes toxicity	Agalactia, Boils, Hemorrhoids, Rectal prolapse, Sores, Traumatic injury Cancer due to Qi, Blood and Phlegm Stagnation
Expels Wind-Dampness	Rheumatic arthritis

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. This herb can be made into a powder, soaked in wine, or pounded into a juice.
2. When mixed with cereal oil, it treats infections such as cellulitis, carbuncle, scabies, impetigo, breast mass and ulcerated smallpox
3. It is used for pharyngitis, sore throat and hemorrhoids.
4. Applied topically, the juice treats warts (verruca).
5. Research has shown this herb to be effective against Stomach, pharyngolaryngeal, cervical and Bladder cancers and adenocarcinoma.
6. For hemorrhoids, the leaves of the plant are regarded as the best part.