Shui Hong Huang Zi - 水红花子 - Fructus Polygoni Orientalis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Polygoni Orientalis
Common English:	Prince's-Feather Fruit

Category

Herbs that Regulate the Blood: Herbs that Break up Blood Stasis

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Salty Bitter	Cool Cold	Liver Spleen	3-10g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dissipates Blood Stasis and breaks up Stagnation, tonifies the Spleen and promotes diuresis	Scrofula, sores and boils, stomachache, abdominal masses, abdominal distension, poor appetite, ascites, acute conjunctivitis

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. It may be used as a powder, made into a paste, or soaked in wine.
2. Research shows that it inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
3. It is reputed to cure abdominal masses in children as well as other chronic and uterine masses.
4. The herb Hb. Polygoni Orientalis Hong Cao is said to quench thirst, relieve fever, improve vision and promote the flow of Qi.
5. For abdominal masses, stew one bowl of the fruit or flower of this herb down to a paste and apply it to the mass, or mix it with wine and take it orally. Greasy food must be avoided while taking this herb.