Huai (Hua) Mi - 槐花米 - Flos Sophorae Immaturus

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Flos Sophorae Immaturus
Common English:	Japanese Pagoda Tree Flower Pagoda Tree Bud Sophora Bud

Category

Herbs that Regulate Blood: Herbs that Stop Bleeding (Hemostatics)

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Cool	Liver Large Intestine (Lung)	4.5-16g Tincture: 2-4ml 4.5-9g (Secondary source)

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Cools the Blood and stops bleeding	Bleeding due to Damp-Heat in the Large Intestine especially for bleeding hemorrhoids and bloody dysenteric disorders Hemoptysis, epistaxis or uterine bleeding due to Blood Heat
Cools the Liver	Liver Heat with red eyes, headache and dizziness

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi	Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye	Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke
Heat toxin. Damp-Heat in the Intestines injuring the Yin with bleeding or hemorrhoids. With charred Huai Mi, for Intestinal bleeding where pathogenic Heat is less pronounced.	Epistaxis, Hemafecia, Hematemesis, Hematuria, Uterine bleeding.	Hemafecia associated with Intestinal Wind.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin	Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua	Hb. Siegesbeckiae Xi Xian Cao
Hematuria.	Red eyes, a sense of distention in the head and dizziness due to Liver Heat.	Insomnia and dizziness due to Liver Fire.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin	Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu
Pathogenic Heat injuring the collaterals in Intestinal Wind with hemafecia, bleeding hemorrhoids or menorrhagia (the effect is stronger if both herbs are charred).	Hot, bleeding hemorrhoids or other Intestinal bleeding. Continuous uterine bleeding due to Heat.

Notes

1. It is particularly helpful for bleeding hemorrhoids and bloody dysentery.
2. For Liver Heat, it may be drunk daily as a tea.
3. More recently it has been applied to high blood pressure and to a stifling feeling in the chest with irritability.
4. Huai Mi and Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu are both key herbs for Intestinal bleeding and dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Huai Mi cools the Liver and descends Fire, whereas Di Yu reduces swelling, relieves pain, and helps sores close and heal.
5. The flower buds, Sophora Flower Buds Huai Mi, are fuller in flavor and properties than the opened buds or flowers Huai Hua.
6. Dry-fried Sophora Flowers and Buds Chao Huai Hua Mi are less bitter and cold, yet they go straight to the Blood and stop bleeding more readily. They suit bleeding disorders in people with Spleen and Stomach Deficiencies. Chewing Huai Mi throughout the day can ease loss of voice and a constricted throat.
7. Charred Sophora Flowers Huai Hua Tan have a weaker blood-clotting action, yet their capacity to stop bleeding is increased, so they can be used for bleeding disorders of every kind.
8. The properties of Sophora Flowers Huai Hua are much the same.
9. Fr. Sophorae Huai Jiao is bitter and cold and enters the Liver and Large Intestine. Compared with Huai Hua, it stops bleeding less effectively but sedates Heat more strongly, and it also lubricates the Intestines. Indications include hemorrhoidal bleeding, hematochezia, and bleeding from abscesses or from swelling and pain. It is contraindicated during pregnancy and in Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold. Dosage is 10-15g.