Xian He Cao "Fairy-like crane herb" Agrimoniae Pilosae Rosaceae

Properties: bitter, acrid, astringent, neutral
Channels: Liver, Lung, Spleen
Function: Number 1 herb for astringing blood and stopping bleeding due to deficiency
Dosage in decoction: 10-15g, up to 60g for blood cancer or bleeding during pregnancy 15-30 g. for blood cancer or bleeding during pregnancey need to used 15-30g
Comparative Ethnobotanical Info:
Chinese use a formula with Mugwort, frog, and human blood to stop internal hemmorage. Similarly, Anglo Saxons used Agrimonia eupatoria fresh with human blood, frog flesh to for the same purpose.

References:
1. An Illustrated Guide to Herbs their Medicine and Magic. Anna Kruger. Limpsfield and London. London, 1993. p. 27.
2. Lecture and notes from Pharmacopoeia III 1998 pg 88 by Dr. Li Jin, OMD

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