Astringent
Styptic
Anti-haemorrhagic

Childhood diarrhoea esp. infants, dysentery, passive haemorrhage, fissures, ulcers, gastroenteritis, intestinal colic, menorrhagia, leucorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, bleeding after menopause

Emmenagogue

Spec. painful periods with blood clotting

Demulcent

To urinary tract

Antilithic

Kidney stones, incontinence

Relaxant
Sedative

If bleeding is thick and clotting after childbirth also stops bleeding

Tonic

To the uterus and nerves. Regulates menstrual cycle, decreases progesterone, stalled labour, menopausal symptoms, salpingitis, cervistitis

Antipyretic

Topically: leucorrhoea, vulval itching.

Vulnerary

Pruritis, wounds, bruises, ulcers, boils, carbuncles, fractures, skin rashes, pus, sores, bleeding gums

Herbal extract, 25-50mL per week

Energetics: Cooling, drying, astringent, bitter

Meridians: spleen, liver, bladder, large intestine

Contraindications: Pregnancy, constipation, good during labour