Pu Huang - 蒲黄 - Pollen Typhae - Cattail Pollen
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Pollen Typhae |
| Common English: | Bulrush Cattail Pollen Typha Pollen |
Category
Herbs that Regulate the Blood: Herbs that Stop Bleeding (Hemostatics)Properties
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
| Sweet Acrid | Neutral | Liver Heart Spleen (Pericardium) | 3-12g Tincture: 1-4ml Decoct wrapped in cheesecloth. 3-9g (Secondary source) |
Actions And Indications
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
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 |
Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Major Combinations
| Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum | Rz. Zingiberis Preparatum |
Prolonged menses or irregular uterine bleeding, especially if it is profuse. | Unremitting uterine bleeding due to injury and exhaustion of the Liver and Kidneys or from Deficiency of the Chong and Ren channels. | Abdominal pain and distention due lochiostasis. Chronic hemafecia due to Kidney and Spleen Deficiency. |
| Endoconcha Sepiae | Mel | Faeces Trogopterori |
Topically as a powder for external bleeding from traumatic injury. Internally for gynecological bleeding disorders such as metrorrhagia, extended periods and epistaxis at the time of menstruation. | Topically for sore with pain and swelling. | Blood Stasis causing menstrual irregularity, dysmenorrhea and lochiostasis with chest and abdominal pain. Stabbing epigastric and chest pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis. Joint pain. |
| Hb. Leonuri | Hb. Cirsii | Hb. Cirsii |
Postpartum bleeding. | Bloody urine associated with painful urinary dysfunction due to Damp-Heat in the Bladder. (Bloody Lin) | Bloody Lin. |
Herba Sive Radix Cirsii Japonici | Indigo Naturalis | Faeces Trogopterori |
Hemoptysis or hematemesis due to Blood Heat. | Epistaxis due to Lung Heat. | Dysmenorrhea. |
Rz. Zingiberis Preparatum | Fol. Nelumbinis | Rx. Curcumae |
Postpartum abdominal pain with Blood Deficiency or Blood Stagnation or Cold. | Blood Stagnation with Heat causing profuse postpartum bleeding with irritability, distention, pain and a feeling of oppression in the chest. | Hematuria due to Heat in the Bladder. |
Rx. Rehmanniae | ||
Burning dysuria. |
Notes
- A strong astringent, this herb is highly effective at stopping bleeding.
- Applied topically on its own, it treats External bleeding.
- More recently, this herb has been used for angina pectoris.
- One source classifies this herb as a Blood Invigorator.
- Its main use is severe Blood Stasis with sharp pain.
- Topically, it can be used for oral and genital herpes and ulcerations.
- Used alone, it treats hemoptysis or hematemesis from Rebellious Qi.
- The pollen is gathered straight from the flowers.
- In modern practice, this herb is important for hypercholesterolemia accompanied by angina pectoris or hypertension.
- It speeds the expulsion of the afterbirth.
- Pu Huang and Ophicalcitum Hua Rui Shi are both neutral and astringent, enter the Liver channel, stop bleeding, dispel Blood Stasis and are used for many kinds of hemorrhagic conditions. Pu Huang is regarded as slippery when unprepared and astringent when dry-fried, and it is used for gynecological bleeding more often than Hua Rui Shi, which is sour and used mainly for hemoptysis from Blood Stasis or for metal wounds.
- Dry-fried Typha Pollen Chao Pu Huang is used to tonify the Blood and stop bleeding.
- Wine-fried Typha Pollen Jiu Chao Pu Huang moves Blood, relieves pain and reduces swelling more strongly.
- Vinegar-fried Typha Pollen Cu Chao Pu Huang stops bleeding and relieves pain more strongly.
- Charred Typha Pollen Pu Huang Tan is the most effective form for stopping bleeding.
From Class
- Chi Shao / Mu Dan Pi / Pu Huang: For heavy bleeding (adenomyosis) with blood stasis and heat: add chi shao, mu dan pi; pu huang to control bleeding, alongside a qi-lifting base. (Lewis)