Di Yu - 地榆 - Radix Sanguisorbae
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Radix Sanguisorbae |
| Common English: | Burnet-Bloodwort Root Garden Burnet Root Long Leaf Garden Burnet Root Sanguisorba Root |
Category
Herbs that Regulate the Blood: Herbs that Stop BleedingProperties
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
| Bitter Sour | Slightly Cold (Cool) | Liver Large Intestine Stomach | 6-16g Tincture: 2-5ml 9-15g (Secondary source) |
Actions And Indications
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Cools the Blood and stops bleeding | Bleeding due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with hemafecia, bleeding hemorrhoids, bloody dysentery and excessive uterine bleeding Blood Heat with epistaxis and hematemesis |
Clears Toxic Heat, astringes fluids and generates flesh | Sores, ulcers, and burns (topical) It reduces oozing by astringing and regenerates flesh |
Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Major Combinations
| Flos Sophorae Immaturus | Flos Sophorae | Rx. Rubiae |
Hot, bleeding hemorrhoids or other Intestinal bleeding. Continuous uterine bleeding due to Heat. | Bleeding hemorrhoids. | Hemorrhage due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao. |
| Rz. Coptidis | Fol. Artemisiae Argyi | Cx. Phellodendri |
Bloody stools, bleeding dysenteric disorders, bleeding hemorrhoids and chronic Damp-Heat induced vaginal discharge. | Vaginal bleeding with abdominal pain close to labor before the water has broken. | As a plaster for eczema and other Damp-Heat skin lesions. |
| Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Rx. Rehmanniae | Rx. Glycyrrhizae |
As a plaster for burns and other Damp-Heat skin lesions such as eczema. | Accelerates healing and reduces pain as a plaster for for burns. | Bleeding hemorrhoids, hematochezia or bleeding preceding the evacuation of stools with bright red Blood. Damp-Heat in the lower Jiao. |
Rx. Rehmanniae | Fr. Sophorae | Rx. Glycyrrhizae |
Large amounts of Blood in the stools and abdominal pain from Heat in the Blood. | Bleeding hemorrhoids. | Bleeding dysentery with rectal tenesmus, mucus and lower abdominal pain. |
Rz. Coptidis | Rice Vinegar | Rx. Scutellariae |
Chronic and non-healing bleeding dysentery. | Hematemesis or metrorrhagia due to Heat in the Blood. | Profuse menstrual with bright red Blood and dry mouth and lips due to Heat in the Blood. |
Fol. Artemisiae Argyi | Gypsum Fibrosum | |
Profuse bleeding and abdominal pain after miscarriage or abortion. | As a powder, topically for eczema or ulcerations with itching, redness, swelling and discharge. |
Notes
- Its antibacterial action is particularly marked in the digestive system.
- It is regarded as one of the best cooling, astringent hemostatic herbs.
- For first through fourth degree burns, grind it to a powder, blend it with sesame oil and apply it to the skin.
- The juice can be applied externally to carbuncles and sores.
- Di Yu and Flos Sophorae Immaturus Huai Mi are both key herbs for Intestinal bleeding and dysfunctional uterine bleeding. While Huai Mi cools the Liver and brings Fire down, Di Yu reduces swelling, relieves pain, and closes sores and helps them heal.
- Di Yu, Hb. sive Rx. Cirsii Japonici Da Ji, Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji and Flos Sophorae Immaturus Huai Mi all stop bleeding by cooling the Blood. Of these, Di Yu is strongest at stopping bleeding and resolving Heat toxin, and it can also reduce swelling, relieve pain and close lesions while promoting their healing. Da Ji and Xiao Ji are generally paired. Da Ji excels at stopping bleeding and resolving toxin, while Xiao Ji promotes urination and is especially useful for hematuria. Huai Mi and Di Yu are both important for Blood loss via the Intestines and for dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and Huai Mi additionally cools the Liver and brings Fire down.
- Dry-fried Sanguisorba Chao Di Yu is less cold and far more astringent; frying it with vinegar strengthens its ability to stop bleeding even further. It is suitable for bleeding of any type.