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Pulsatilla (Bai Tou Weng)

白头翁Baitouweng · Pulsatillae Radix

HerbsPulsatilla (Bai Tou Weng)

Category

clear Heat / resolve Toxicity

Nature

cold

Taste

bitter

Meridians

Large Intestine, Stomach

Dosage

9–15 g

Functions

clears heat and resolves toxin cools the blood, stops (hot) dysentery

Indications

damp-heat / hot-blood dysentery with blood and pus hot painful diarrhoea

Contraindications

⚠️ cold-type diarrhoea or deficiency

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