Zhu Ma Gen - 苎麻根 - Radix Boehmeriae
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Radix Boehmeriae |
| Common English: | Ramie Root |
Category
Herbs that Regulate the BloodProperties
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
| Sweet | Cold | Heart Liver | 4.5-30g |
Actions And Indications
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Cools the Blood and stops bleeding | Hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, purpura from Heat in the Blood (can be used alone in a large dosage) |
Calms the fetus and prevents spontaneous abortion | Restless fetus due to Accumulation of Heat (can be used alone) |
Clears Heat, cools the Blood and unblocks and facilitates the water pathways (promotes urination) | Dribbling or scanty urine due to Damp-Heat Pouring into the Bladder, dysuria, hematuria, gonorrhea, thirst (can be used alone) |
Cools the Blood and resolves toxicity | Toxic sores, such as carbuncles, toxic swellings, erysipelas, back and shoulder furuncles and snakebites (apply the macerated fresh herb topically) |
Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Major Combinations
| Rx. Rehmanniae | Flos Lonicerae | Rx. Ginseng |
Restless fetus disorder with abdominal pain and bleeding | Toxic sores and snakebites (Internal) | Continual bleeding associated with the signs of Collapse Qi due to hemorrhage. |
Notes
- For restless fetus, this is a key herb.
- Cold by nature, it enters the Blood system to cool the Blood and stop bleeding.
- Its indication is bleeding from Blood Heat. When the bleeding is mild, it may be decocted on its own.
- In severe cases, it is paired with other hemostatics that cool the Blood.