Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

bǎi cǎo shuāng / 百草霜 / 百草霜 / weed soot

Latin pharmacognostic name: Herbarum Ustarum Fuligo%#%

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Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

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

Properties: Acrid and bitter; warm.

Channel entry: liver, lung, spleen, and stomach channels.

Indications:

• Stanches bleeding: vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed (nǜ xuè); bloody stool; flooding; vaginal discharge.
• Transforms accumulations and checks diarrhea: Food accumulation; diarrhea.
• Also used for mouth and tongue sores.

  Dosage & Method:

  Oral: Use in pills or powders (0.9–1.5g). Topical: Grind and apply wet or dry.

  Quality:

  The best quality is light in weight, fine in texture, black in color and does not contain any extraneous matter.