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San Qi (Tian Qi) / Pseudoginseng Root (Notoginseng)
Taste: Sweet, Slightly Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Stop Bleeding

Dosage

1-3g directly as powder, 3-9g decoction, or topical

Actions

1. Stops bleeding & transforms blood stasis: for internal & external bleeding including vomiting blood, nosebleed, & blood in the urine or stool. Because this herb can stop bleeding without causing blood stasis, it is very widely used.

2. Reduces swelling & alleviates pain: the herb of choice for traumatic injuries, used for swelling & pain due to falls, fractures, contusions, & sprains. Effective in invigorating blood, it is used for chest & abdominal pain, as well as joint pain that has been caused by blood stasis.

Meridians

Liver, Stomach, Large Intestine

Cautions

Contraindicated during pregnancy. Use with caution in patients with blood or yin deficiency.