Blood Full Herb, a traditional Chinese medicine, refers to the whole plant or root bark of the honeysuckle family plant Blood Full Herb. It has the functions of dispelling wind, promoting diuresis, activating blood circulation, and opening the meridians. It is commonly used for acute and chronic nephritis, rheumatism pain, wind rash itching, sequelae of infantile paralysis, chronic back and leg pain, sprain bruises, and fractures.
[Properties and Channels]
Properties and tastes: pungent and sweet, warm in nature.
Channels entered: spleen and kidney channels.
1. "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": pungent, warm.
2. "Commonly Used Tibetan Chinese Herbal Medicine": sweet and mild, neutral.
3. "Commonly Used Folk Chinese Herbal Medicine in Kunming": sour and astringent, neutral.
[Functions and Indications]
Blood Full Herb has the functions of dispelling wind, promoting diuresis, activating blood circulation, and opening the meridians. It is mainly used for acute and chronic nephritis, rheumatism pain, wind rash itching, sequelae of infantile paralysis, chronic back and leg pain, sprain bruises, and fractures.
1. "Plant Names and Realities": "Soak in foot odor and swollen."
2. "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Dispels wind and activates collaterals, dispels stasis and stops itching. It is mainly used for wind rash, rheumatic pain, infantile paralysis, bruises, fractures, and edema."
3. "Commonly Used Tibetan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Activates blood circulation, dispels stasis, strengthens tendons and bones, dispels wind and dampness, promotes diuresis and reduces swelling. It is mainly used for rheumatoid arthritis, chronic back and leg pain, sprains, hematomas, edema, and fractures."
4. "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Medicinal Encyclopedia": "Used externally for treating boils, neural dermatitis, and infantile eczema; taken internally for treating rheumatoid arthritis."
5. "Commonly Used Folk Chinese Herbal Medicine in Kunming": "Dispels wind and dampness, nourishes blood, activates blood circulation, promotes diuresis."
[Prescriptions and Applications]
1. Treatment of acute and chronic nephritis: 15g of Blood Full Herb, 30g of Juglans regia root, 12g each of Cortex Eucommiae and Polygonum capitatum. Decoction for oral administration. ("Compilation of Materials from the National Chinese Herbal Medicine New Medical Methods Exhibition")
2. Treatment of rheumatism pain, wind rash: appropriate amount of Blood Full Herb. Decoction for external washing.
3. Treatment of sequelae of infantile paralysis, sprains: first use plum blossom needle to prick the affected area, then crush and grind a suitable amount of fresh Blood Full Herb stems and leaves, fry with wine and apply externally.
4. Treatment of fractures: appropriate amount of fresh whole Blood Full Herb, crush and mash, add wine or boiling water for external application.
5. Treatment of edema: 3-5 qian (about 9-15g) of tender leaves and root bark of Blood Full Herb, boiled with tofu for oral administration. (Prescriptions below are from "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine")
6. Treatment of rectal bleeding, prolapse of anus: Blood Full Herb, black lock plum root, and flower root of Setaria italica, boiled with pork for consumption. ("Commonly Used Folk Chinese Herbal Medicine in Kunming")
[Dosage and Administration]
Oral administration: decoction, 9-15g. External use: appropriate amount, decoction for washing; or crush and apply externally.
