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Alternate English names: resurrection spikemoss

Alternate Chinese names: 卷柏 juǎn bǎi; 卷柏 juǎn bǎi

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Selaginella tamariscina (Beauv.) Spring; Selaginella pulvinata (Hook. et Grev.) Spring (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Selaginella tamariscina (Beauv.) Spring*; Selaginella pulvinata (Hook. et Grev.) Spring*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Blood-stanching agents / Stasis-transforming blood-stanching agents

Properties: Acrid; balanced; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Liver and heart channels.*

Actions and indications:

• Transforms stasis and stanches bleeding: vomiting of blood; flooding and spotting; bloody stool; bloody urine.
• Quickens the blood and frees the channels (menses): Amenorrhea; menstrual pain; concretions and conglomerations; injury from knocks and falls.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (3–10g). Use char-fried to stanch bleeding. Topical: Apply crushed.

Warnings: Contraindicated in pregnancy.

Production area: Shāndōng, Liáoníng, Héběi.

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