Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
Fan Hong Hua 藏红花
Stigma Croci Sativi Saffron
Also known as Zang Hong Hua
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Warm
- Channels Entered
- HT, LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Stigma Croci Sativi
- Chinese
- 藏红花
- Tone Marks
- Fān hóng huā
- Also Known As
- Zang Hong Hua
- Translation
- Tibetan Red Flower
Chinese Herb Actions
- Invigorates the Blood, Dispels Stasis, and Unblocks the Menses For many symptoms of Blood Stagnation including amenorrhea, retained lochia, fullness and stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm due to emotional distress
- Cools Blood and Resolves Toxicity For light red maculopapular rashes with high fevers.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 1.5-6 grams (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during Pregnancy
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Overdose can lead to vomiting, intestinal colic, gastrointestinal bleeding, hematuria, disorientation, and convulsions.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
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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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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