HomeAbout UsProductsHerb PharmacyConsultationsHerbs List /
Formulas List
Case HistoriesTestimonialsHealing Center

Herb Listings

Return to Herb List

 
Qu Mai / Dianthus, Pink (aerial parts)
Qu Mai
Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category:

Dosage

6-12g, very large dosage up to 24g

Actions

1. Clears damp-heat, promotes urination, & unblocks painful urinary dysfunction: for any type of painful urinary dysfunction, especially bloody painful urinary dysfunction.

2. Breaks up blood stasis: used as an auxiliary herb for amernorrhea due to blood stasis.

3. Unblocks the bowels: for constipation.

Meridians

Bladder, Heart, Small Intestine

Cautions

Contraindicated during pregnancy & in cases with Spleen or Kidney deficiency. May antagonize sang piao xiao.