Dipsacus
Root
(xu duan)
Radix
Dipsaci
Properties:
Bitter,
sweet and pungent in flavour, mildly warm in nature, it is
tropistic to the liver and kidney channels. Being sweet
and warm, it can strengthen Yang and tonify the liver and
kidney; owing to the pungent and warm nature, it can also
promote blood circulation. As a tonic, it functions mildly
and without sticky property in tonifying the kidney,
preventing abortion, promoting blood circulation and
curing trauma. Thus, it serves to treat syndromes of
deficiency of Chong and Ren Meridians, threatened
abortion, traumatic ecchymoma and injury of muscles and
bones.
Effects:
Tonifying the liver and kidney, promoting reunion of
fractured bones and preventing abortion.
Indication:
1. For
insufficiency of the liver and kidney, or pain in the
loins and knees, weakness of muscles and bones due to
protracted rheumatism, it is often used with herbs for
tonifying the liver and kidney, and dispelling
wind-dampness, such as Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae,
Cortes Eucommiae, Ramulus Loranthi, Radix Gentianae
Macrophyllae and Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, etc.
2. For threatened
abortion due to kidney-deficiency hyperactivity of the
fetus with vaginal bleeding, metrorrhagia and metrostasis
it can be used with herbs for preventing abortion and
hemostasis, such as Ramulus Loranthi, Colla Corii Asini,
Semen Cuscutae, Herba Agrimoniae, etc.
3. For traumatic
ecchymoma and pain, injury of muscles and bone fracture,
it is often used with drugs for relieving blood stasis and
pain, promoting reunion of fractured bones, such as Flos
Carthami, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Lignum Sappan, Resina
Olibani, etc.
Dosage and
Administration:
10-15g.
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For the
convenience of customers, we offer the
Dipsacus
Root
(xu duan)
as the
quick-dissolving granule made through modern technology.
Directions:
Every
sachet is equivalent to raw herb 10 grams.
The dosage is for
adults, one sachet each time, twice a day. Please
put the granule into a cup, then put 50-100ml
boiling water into the cup and stir it with spoon.
You will get some tea, drink it when it is luke-warm.
For children, the dosage should be reduced according
to the weight.
Air ship 50 sachets of
Dipsacus
Root
(xu duan)
in the form of quick-dissolving granule for your
personal use now at $98.00.
If you would like to
order this raw herb, please go to
the order form.
