Purple Pearl Leaf is a commonly used hemostatic Chinese medicinal herb, with the effects of astringing and stopping bleeding, clearing heat and detoxifying. It belongs to the category of hemostatic herbs. Now let me introduce the medicinal uses of Purple Pearl Leaf to you.
【Identification of Purple Pearl Leaf】
After drying, the leaves of Purple Pearl Leaf are often curled up and easily broken. If we flatten the leaves, we can also find that they are shaped like elongated ovals or lanceolate ovals.
The length of the leaf is between 15cm and 30cm, and the width is relatively larger, between 5cm and 11cm. In addition, the leaves of Purple Pearl Leaf become sharper and have some fine teeth on the edges.
The identification of Purple Pearl Leaf can be distinguished by the trichomes on the herb. There are short trichomes on the upper surface of the leaf, while the lower surface has denser gray-white trichomes. This characteristic can be used for identifying Purple Pearl Leaf in daily life.
【Medicinal Value of Purple Pearl Leaf】
In traditional Chinese medicine, Purple Pearl Leaf is believed to have the effects of cooling blood, astringing and stopping bleeding, dispelling stasis, detoxifying, and reducing swelling. It is commonly used for bleeding from the nose, bleeding from the lungs, vomiting blood, bloody stool, uterine bleeding, bleeding from external injuries, and heat-toxin sores and burns.
Purple Pearl Leaf has a cooling nature without being cold and also promotes blood circulation. Therefore, it can astringe and stop bleeding without causing blood stasis, promote blood circulation without causing depletion, and cool blood without causing stagnation. 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 in the digestive and respiratory systems. Purple Pearl Leaf can stop bleeding and has a good therapeutic effect on diseases such as gastrointestinal bleeding and respiratory tract bleeding caused by blood heat.
【Usage of Purple Pearl Leaf】
1. For hemoptysis: Take 1.5-2 grams of dried Purple Pearl Leaf powder and mix it with egg white. Take it every 4 hours. Then use 6 grams of dried Purple Pearl Leaf powder, decoct it in water, and drink it as a substitute for tea.
2. For hemoptysis caused by pulmonary tuberculosis: Take an equal amount of Purple Pearl Leaf and Balmony, grind them into fine powder. Take 6 grams per dose, 3 times a day.
3. For sprains and swelling: Take 30 grams of Purple Pearl Leaf, 30 grams of Cyathula officinalis, and 15 grams of Valerian. Decoct them in water and take it orally, or crush them and apply the mixture to the affected area with the addition of pine resin oil.
4. For upper respiratory tract infections: Take 15 grams of Purple Pearl Leaf, 15 grams of Radix Arnebiae, and 9 grams of Cortex Phellodendri. Decoct them in water and take it once a day.
