Wu Ling Zhi - 五灵脂 - Faeces Trogopterori - Flying Squirrel Feces

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi Faeces Trogopterori
Common English:	Flying Squirrel Feces Pteropus Trogopterus

Category

Herbs that Regulate Blood: Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stasis

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter Sweet (Salty)	Warm	Liver (Spleen)	3-10g Place in a separate bag before decocting Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and Alleviates pain	Blood Stasis with amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain and epigastric pain
Transforms Stasis and stops bleeding	Uterine bleeding and retained lochia due to Blood Stasis
Treats childhood nutritional impairment	Childhood nutritional impairment with focal distention
Eliminates toxins	Internally and topically for various insect and snake bites

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao	Pollen Typhae Pu Huang	Rz. Zingiberis Preparata Pao Jiang
Amenorrhea and other menstrual disorders due to Blood Stasis.	Abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea and lochioschesis. Stabbing epigastric and chest pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis. Joint pain.	Middle and Lower Jiao pain due to Deficient Cold and Blood Stasis.
Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo Myrrh Mo Yao (Olibanum) (Ru Xiang)	Rx. Notoginseng San Qi Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang (Cx. Moutan) (Mu Dan Pi)	Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi Rz. Picrorhizae Hu Huang Lian
Chest, epigastric and abdominal pain due to Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis.	Prolonged menstrual bleeding with dark blood, many clots and stabbing pain in the lower abdomen.	Chronic childhood nutritional impairment.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu	Colla Corii Asini E Jiao Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui	Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
Epigastric pain.	Blood Stasis causing excessive uterine bleeding.	Chest and epigastric pain due to Qi and Blood Stagnation.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi	Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi	Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi Fr. Tribuli Bai Ji Li Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
Abdominal pain.	Lower abdominal pain.	Hypochondriac pain.

Notes

1. Its main use is for gastric and abdominal pain caused by smooth muscle spasms.
2. Severe menstrual pain is a common indication.
3. It is regarded as one of the most powerful herbs for relieving pain from Blood Stasis.
4. Its pain-relieving effect exceeds that of Olibanum Ru Xiang and Myrrh Mo Yao.
5. It has been applied to superficial visual obstruction.
6. Wu Ling Zhi and Pollen Typhae Pu Huang both invigorate Blood, disperse Stasis and relieve pain. Wu Ling Zhi is bitter and warm, invigorates the Blood and stops pain powerfully. Pu Huang is acrid, aromatic and dispersing, breaking up Blood Stasis while also stopping bleeding. The main focus of Wu Ling Zhi is stopping pain, whereas that of Pu Huang is stopping bleeding.
7. Dry-fried Flying Squirrel Feces Chao Wu Ling Zhi has a more pleasant smell and a stronger ability to invigorate Blood and stop bleeding, and it is uniquely able to treat continuous uterine bleeding, threatened miscarriage and bleeding dysenteric disorders.
8. Wine-fried Flying Squirrel Feces Jiu Ling Zhi harmonizes the Blood and stops pain more strongly and is frequently used for dysmenorrhea or chest and abdominal pain. It can also stop bleeding.
9. Vinegar-fried Flying Squirrel Feces Cu Ling Zhi goes directly into the Liver channel and is more effective at stopping pain, harmonizing the Blood and stopping bleeding.