Blood Full Herb, also known as Blood Full Grass or Bonesetting Herb, is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine for promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. It has a wide range of medicinal uses, including treating injuries from falls and relieving symptoms of infantile paralysis.
【Morphological Characteristics】
Blood Full Herb is a perennial tall herb or semi-shrub, reaching a height of 1-2 meters. Its roots and rhizomes are red in color and release red juice when broken. The stems are herbaceous with distinct ridges. The compound leaves are pinnately divided, with leaflets or linear stipules. There are 3-5 pairs of leaflets, which are elongated oval, oblong, or lanceolate in shape, measuring 4-15 centimeters in length and 1.5-2.5 centimeters in width. The leaflets have a gradually pointed tip, a rounded base, unequal sides, serrated edges, and are sparsely covered with short hairs on the upper surface. The top pair of leaflets is often connected along the petiole, sometimes also connected to the terminal leaflet, while the other leaflets are alternate on the leaf axis, sometimes nearly opposite. The stipules of the leaflets degenerate into bottle-like glandular protuberances.
The inflorescence is terminal and umbel-shaped, measuring about 15 centimeters in length, with a peduncle and 3-5 branching rays forming acute angles. Initially, it is densely covered with yellow short hairs and sometimes mixed with glandular hairs. The flowers are small and have an unpleasant odor. The calyx is covered with short hairs. The corolla is white. The basal part of the stamens is swollen and the anthers are yellow. The ovary has 3 chambers, with a very short or almost absent style and a 3-lobed stigma. The fruit is red and round. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruit ripens from September to October.
【Uses】
Blood Full Herb is commonly used in folk medicine for treating injuries from falls, promoting blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis, and diuresis. It is effective in treating acute and chronic nephritis, rheumatic pain, rubella itching, sequelae of infantile paralysis, chronic lumbago and leg pain, contusions and pain, and bone fractures.
【Methods and Contraindications】
Blood Full Herb is currently only used for medicinal and daily life purposes, and no related products have been discovered. It can only be naturally collected and packaged.
Recipe for treating acute and chronic nephritis: Take 5 grams of Blood Full Herb, 30 grams of Bottlebrush Root, and 12 grams each of Mountain Bark and Houttuynia cordata. Decoct and take orally.
Treatment for rheumatic pain and rubella: Take an appropriate amount of Blood Full Herb, decoct and use the liquid for external wash on the affected areas.
Treatment for infantile paralysis and injuries from falls: First, use plum blossom needles to puncture the affected areas, then crush and grind an appropriate amount of fresh Blood Full Herb stems and leaves, and wrap them with wine.
Treatment for bone fractures: Take an appropriate amount of fresh whole Blood Full Herb, pound it into a paste, and apply with wine or hot water.
Treatment for edema: Take 15-25 grams of tender Blood Full Herb leaves and root bark, cook with tofu and take orally.
Treatment for lower gastrointestinal bleeding and prolapse: Take Blood Full Herb, Black Mei Root, and Euphorbia helioscopia root, cook with pork and consume.
Caution should be exercised for those with spleen and stomach deficiency and it should be avoided during menstruation. Women are more physically weak during their menstrual period, so it is advisable to use with caution. Pregnant women should avoid using it to prevent fetal malformation. Children can take it in moderate amounts.
Note: The information provided is for reference only and should not replace professional medical advice.
