Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
San Leng 三棱
Rhizoma Sparganii Bur Reed Rhizome
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Neutral
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Spicy, Neutral
- Channels Entered
- LIV, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Rhizoma Sparganii
- Chinese
- 三棱
- Tone Marks
- sān léng
- Translation
- Three Edges
Chinese Herb Actions
- Breaks Blood Stasis, Moves Qi, Relieves Pain One of the strongest herbs for Blood Stasis, it is reserved for severe pain with palpable masses. Also for amenorrhea, dysmenorrheal, postpartum abdominal pain, and abdominal masses.
- Dissolves Accumulations For Food Stagnation and Qi Stagnation resulting in severe abdominal pain and distention
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)
- 3-10 grams in decoction (Chen)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy. This herb has been shown to cause teratogenic (birth defects) effects.
- Do not use for patients with hypermenorrhea
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None Noted
This herb antagonizes or is antagonized by:
- Ya Xiao (Nitrum)
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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