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Dianthi Herba
Dianthus
瞿麦 〔瞿麥〕 qú mài
Alternate English names: fringed pink
Alternate Chinese names: 洛阳花 luò yáng huā
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Dianthus superbus L.; Dianthus chinensis L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)
Origin in unofficial sources: Dianthus superbus L.*; Dianthus chinensis L.*; Dianthus amurensis Jacq.; Dianthus orientalis Adams.; Dianthus subulifolius Kitag.; Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
Use: Medicinal
Category: Water-disinhibiting dampness-percolating agents / Urine-disinhibiting strangury-freeing agents
Properties: Bitter; cold.
Channel entry: Heart, small intestine, and bladder channels.
Actions and indications:
- Disinhibits urine and frees strangury: Damp-heat strangury patterns.
- Quickens the blood and frees menstruation: Amenorrhea or menstrual irregularities due to blood heat and stasis.
Dosage and method: Oral: 10–15g, taken in decoctions.
Warnings: Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Quality: Dry green herbs with unopened purple flower buds, and without roots or flowers or extraneous weeds are the best. Plants bearing prickles are not used.
Production area: Húběi, Jílín, Héběi.
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