Chapter 11 - Herbs That Stanch Bleeding

Abstract

Chinese herbal medicinals that can stop or inhibit the body internal or external bleeding and mainly treat various bleeding diseases and syndromes are called “Herbs That Stanch Bleeding.” They are divided into four categories: herbs that cool the blood and stanch bleeding, herbs that dissolve stasis and stanch bleeding, herbs that warm the channels and stanch bleeding, and herbs that astringe and stanch bleeding. Herbs that stanch bleeding are indicated for the treatment of various internal or external bleeding diseases and syndromes, such as expectoration of blood (hemoptysis) or coughing of blood (the expectoration of blood or of blood-streaked sputum from the larynx, trachea, bronchi or lungs), nosebleed (epistaxis), spitting of blood (hematemesis), bloody stool (hemafecia), bloody urine (hematuria), flooding and spotting (uterine bleeding), purpura and bleeding due to trauma (external injury).