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Burnet root (Diyu)
Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Sanguisorbae
Botanical Name: Sanguisorba officinalis
L.
Common Name: Sanguisorba root, Burnet root
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The roots are dug in spring
or autumn. After the fibrous roots have been
removed, the roots are then cleaned, dried
in the sun and cut into slices.
Properties & Taste : Bitter, sour and
slightly cold
Meridians: Liver, stomach and large intestine
Functions:
1. To cool blood and stop bleeding;
2. To dispel toxins and promote healing of
ulcers
Indications & Combinations:
1. Hemorrhages due to extravasation of blood
by heat: a) uterine bleedingBurnet root (Diyu)
is used with fried Cattail pollen (Puhuang),
Scutellaria root (Huangqin) and Fresh rehmannia
root (Shengdihuang); b) hemorrhages, bleeding
and dysenteryBurnet root (Diyu) is used with
Sophora flower (Huaihua), Coptis root (Huanglian)
and Costus root (Muxiang).
2. Burns, eczema, ulcers of the skin. Burnet
root (Diyu) is used with Coptis root (Huanglian)
for external use.
Dosage: 10-15 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This herb
is contraindicated for large burns. The ointment
made from the herb may cause a toxic infection
after absorption by the body. |
