Adult blood seven

Adult blood seven

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

Another name: yerenxuecao, dajinpen.

[source] it is the whole or root with roots of the Papaveraceae plant Sanguinalis.

[plant morphology] Hemerocallis hominis

Perennial herb, stem 30-50 cm high, with red juice, usually unbranched. The basal leaf is about 5 cm long, 20-45 cm long; the leaf blade is large, pinnate, deeply split near the midrib, with 4-7 pairs of lobes, obliquely ovate on the side, with coarse teeth on the edge; the terminal lobe is large, broadly ovate, 7.5-10 cm long, 5-7.5 cm wide, gradually smaller in the lower part; the petiole is 7.5-10 cm long. Cauline leaves 2-3, upper part of stem, nearly opposite or nearly whorled, 20 cm long. Cyme umbelliform, with 4-6 flowers; bracts narrowly ovate, 1-1.5 cm long; pedicels 5-15 cm long; sepals 2; petals 4, yellow, obovate, about 2 cm long; stamens numerous, about 1.2 cm long; ovary short hairy. Capsule slender cylindric, 8 cm long, pubescent.

Under the forest. It is distributed in Sichuan, Hubei and Shaanxi.

[collection] in summer and autumn, they were dug and dried in the sun.

[flavor] it is bitter and astringent, and flat in nature.

Functions and indications: promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, promoting qi and dispersing blood stasis, stopping bleeding and relieving pain. Treatment of traumatic injury, trauma, bleeding, fatigue, irregular menstruation, sores.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: root, decoction, 1-2 yuan. External use: whole plant, raw ramming or drying, grinding and mixing.

[selection] ① for traumatic injuries: adult blood seven (root) two money. Take it in water.

② Treatment of traumatic bleeding: adult Xueqi (whole strain), suogutan, hongsanqi each equal amount, a total of fine powder, spread the wound.

③ Treatment of sores and boils: adult blood seven (the whole plant), screw seven each equal amount, a total of fine powder, with vinegar transfer applied to the affected area.