Imperata
rhizome (Baimaogen)
Pharmaceutical Name : Rhizoma Imperatae
Botanical Name : Imperata cylindrical Beauv.
var. major (Nees.) C. E. Hubb.
Common Name : Imperata rhizome, Woody grass
Source of Earliest Record : Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The rhizomes are dug in spring
or autumn, cleaned, dried in the sun and cut
into small pieces.
Properties & Taste : Sweet and cold
Meridians : Lung, stomach and urinary bladder
Functions:
1. To cool blood and stop bleeding;
2. To clear heat and promote urination
Indications & Combinations:
1. Hemorrhages due to extravasation of blood
by heat. Imperata rhizome (Baimaogen) is used
with Biota tops (Cebaiye), Small thistle (Xiaoji)
and Cattail pollen (Puhuang).
2. Hot urination, edema and damp-heat jaundice.
Imperata rhizome (Baimaogen) is used with
Plantain seed (Cheqianzi) and Lysimachia (Jinqiancao).
Dosage: 15-30 g (30-60 g, if fresh herb) |
