Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
Ze Lan 泽兰
Herba Lycopi Lucidi Bugleweed
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Slightly Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Spicy, Slightly Warm, Aromatic
- Channels Entered
- LIV, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Herba Lycopi Lucidi
- Chinese
- 泽兰
- Tone Marks
- zé lán
- Translation
- Marsh Orchid
Chinese Herb Actions
- Invigorates the Blood, Dispels Stasis For painful gynecological disorders by warming the channels which activates the blood. It has a mild effect to regulate menses, menses pain, irregular menses, postpartum abdominal pain, and amenorrhea. Also used topically and internally for traumatic injuries and abscesses.
- Promotes Urination, Regulates Water Circulation, Reduces Swelling It has a mild effect for dysuria, postpartum edema, postpartum painful urinary dribbling, and systemic or facial edema
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 9-15 grams in decoction (Bensky)
- 10-15 grams in decoction (Chen)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy (Chen)
- Caution during pregnancy (Bensky)
- Do not use during hypermenorrhea
- Caution with patients with Blood Deficiency
- Do not use in patients without Blood Stasis
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None noted
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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