Purple bead leaf is a commonly used hemostatic herb with astringent and hemostatic effects. It belongs to the category of astringent and hemostatic drugs. Now let me introduce the medicinal value of purple bead leaf.
Purple bead leaf has a bitter and cold nature. It enters the liver meridian and has the function of cooling the blood and astringing to stop bleeding. It is suitable for bleeding diseases caused by heat invading the blood division and forcing the blood to rush, such as nosebleeds, hemoptysis, vomiting blood, bloody stools, and abnormal uterine bleeding. It can also be used for external bleeding. It can be used alone or in combination with other hemostatic drugs.
When treating nosebleeds, it can be used together with Chinese thistle and white chrysanthemum. For treating hematuria and blood stranguria, it can be used together with Chinese thistle and rhizoma imperatae. For treating bloody stools and hemorrhoids, it can be used together with Chinese gall, sophora flower, etc. For treating external bleeding, it can be applied alone by crushing and applying, or by mixing it with other herbs and applying it with gauze to cover and compress the affected area.
In traditional Chinese medicine, purple bead leaf is believed to have the effects of cooling the blood, astringing to stop bleeding, promoting blood circulation, resolving stasis, detoxification, and reducing swelling. It is commonly used for nosebleeds, hemoptysis, vomiting blood, bloody stools, abnormal uterine bleeding, external bleeding, and heat-toxic sores, scalds, and burns.
Purple bead leaf has a cooling nature without causing coldness. It also has the function of promoting blood circulation. Therefore, it can astringe to stop bleeding without leaving blood stasis, promote blood circulation without causing depletion, and cool the blood without obstructing. It is an excellent herb for stopping bleeding and is widely used for various types of internal and external bleeding.
It is especially effective in treating bleeding caused by blood heat, particularly in the digestive and respiratory systems. Purple bead leaf can stop bleeding and has a good therapeutic effect on diseases such as digestive tract bleeding and respiratory tract bleeding caused by blood heat in humans.
Purple bead leaf can also clear heat, resolve toxins, promote blood circulation, and reduce swelling. It is suitable for diseases such as sores, swellings, pain, burns, and scalds caused by heat and toxin congestion.
It can be applied topically by sprinkling the powdered herb on the affected area or by boiling and filtering the herb to soak a piece of gauze for external application. For treating heat-toxic sores, fresh purple bead leaf can be used alone by crushing and applying, or it can be decocted and taken orally. It can also be used in combination with other herbs with heat-clearing and detoxifying effects.
