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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Rumex japonicus Houtt.; Rumex nepalensis Spr.

Use: Alimentary

Category: Blood-stanching agents / Blood-cooling blood-stanching agents

Properties: Bitter; cold; slightly toxic.

Channel entry: Heart, liver, and large intestine channels.

Actions and indications:

• Cools the blood and stanches bleeding: Vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed; bloody stool flooding and spotting.
• Kills works and treats lichen: scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn).
• Frees the stool (mild draining precipitant): constipation.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (10–15g), extract juice, or prepare as a paste. Topical: Apply crushed.

Warnings: Unsuitable for spleen vacuity cold with sloppy stool.

Production area: Rumex nepalensis is found in the western China, while Rumex japonicus is found in central and eastern China.

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