Herbs that Cool the Blood
Bai Wei 白薇
Radix Cynanchi Atrati Swallowwort Root
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Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Cool the Blood
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Salty, Cold
- Channels Entered
- LU, ST, KI
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Radix Cynanchi Atrati
- Chinese
- 白薇
- Tone Marks
- bái wēi
Chinese Herb Actions
- Clears Heat and Cools the Blood For heat in the Blood level, especially Yin deficient heat, Summerheat with fever in children, and lingering fever that has injured the Blood or Yin. Especially effective in treating post partum fever.
- Promotes Urination For Bloody or hot urination especially pre or post partum. Detoxifies
For abscesses, swollen throat, toxic sores, and snakebite. Can be taken internally or topically.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 6-15 grams.
- Part used: root and rhizome.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use without heat in the blood. Some traditional sources warn against its use with Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (da huang), Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae (da zao), Radix Astragali Membranacei (huang qi), Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis (gan jiang), and Frucutus Corni Officinalis (shan zhu yu).
Sources & References
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The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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