Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
Hong Hua 红花
Flos Carthami Tinctorii Safflower Flower
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Warm
- Channels Entered
- HT, LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Flos Carthami Tinctorii
- Chinese
- 红花
- Tone Marks
- hóng huā
- Translation
- Red Flower
Chinese Herb Actions
- Invigorates the Blood, Eliminates Blood Stasis, Regulates Menses, Nourishes Blood For most blood stasis patterns including gynecological disorders, chest pain, and abdominal masses and pain, as well as dermatological problems. It treats amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpartum pain, trauma and sports injuries, skin sores, carbuncles, measles, stillbirth, and difficult labor.
- Opens Channels For joint pain or paralysis
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)
- 3-10 Grams in decoction( Chen)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy
- Do not overdose, it may cause excess bleeding
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Overdose will cause headaches, nausea, dilated pupils, and an increase in intraocular pressure. Skin allergies and anaphylactic shock have been reported.
- Large doses have been taken for long periods without any harm.
Herb-Drug Interactions
- Hong Hua may interfere with Anti-Coagulating drugs.
Chinese Herb Notes
- Small dose will harmonize and nourish, large dose will disperse stasis
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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