Pulsatilla
Root (bai tou weng)
Radix
Pulsatillae
Properties:
Bitter in flavour, cold in
nature, it acts on the stomach and large intestine
channels. The cold property of the herb clears heat and
the bitter flavour purges heat downwards. It is good at
removing the stagnated noxious heat in the large intestine
and is effective in cooling blood and detoxicating,
clearing bowels and dysentery. It is therefore indicated
for dysentery due to dampheat or dysentery with bloody
stool caused by noxious heat.
Effects:
Clearing away heat,
detoxicating, removing heat from blood and treating
dysentery.
Indications:
For dysentery with bloody stool due to noxious heat,
abdominal pain, diarrhea, diarrhea with purulent and
bloody stool, tenesmus, high fever and restlessness, this
single herb can be used or in combination with coptis root
and phellodendron bark to improve the cactivity of
heat-clearing and detoxicating, known as Baitouweng Tang
(Decoction of Pulsatilla).
In
modern clinical practice, it is often used to treat
bacillary and amebic dysentery.
Dosage
and Administration: 6-15g,
quatum satis when applied externally.
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