INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Rhizoma Imperatae |
| Common English: | Imperata Rhizome Woolly Grass Rhizome White Grass Lalang Grass Rhizome |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet |
Cold |
Lung Stomach Small Intestine (Bladder) |
9-30g Up to 60g if used alone or fresh Tincture: 2-5ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Cools the Blood and stops bleeding |
Bleeding due to Blood Heat with epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis and hematuria |
Clears Heat and promotes urination |
Lin Syndrome Heat patterns with edema and urinary difficulty |
Clears Heat from the Stomach and Lungs |
Stomach Heat with nausea and thirst Lung Heat with wheezing |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
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Rx. Rehmanniae |
Fol. Pyrrosiae |
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Epistaxis, hematuria and hemoptysis due to Heat (most effective if the fresh juice is used) |
Hematuria due to Heat, even with significant underlying Deficiency |
Hesitating urination |
Sm. Phaeseoli
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Rx. Astragali |
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Jaundice due to Damp-Heat |
Edema due to Deficiency Jaundice and edema due to Damp-Heat |
Qi Deficiency edema |
Rz. Phragmitis |
Rx. Puerariae |
Gypsum Fibrosum |
Warm febrile disease with thirst and irritability (can be used as a stand-alone pair or as the basis of a small prescription) Nausea and vomiting due to Stomach Heat |
Warm febrile disease with nausea and vomiting |
Later stage of a Warm febrile disease with remnants of fever, thirst and dark urine Persistent fever from a Warm pathogen disease Excessive Heat in the summertime with thirst, irritability and darkish urine |
Rx. Rehmanniae |
Sm. Plantaginis |
Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis |
Cools the Blood, draws out toxicity and reduces searing Heat for Ying Stage Heat with fever, thirst, a scarlet tongue and rashes Bleeding due to Heat in the Blood Heat injuring the Yin Prolonged low grade fever |
Unblocks Lin , cools the Blood and stops bleeding for Damp-Heat has clumped to cause scanty urination with pain and hematuria Edema in the lower limbs due to accumulation of water and Dampness |
Bleeding in the upper body such as epistaxis and hemoptysis and bleeding in the lower body such as hematuria and Bloody Lin |
Rx. Dipsaci |
Cx. Mori |
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Chronic presence of red blood cells in the urine with backache |
Dysuria |
Asthma and wheezing from Lung Heat |
- Flos Imperatae Cylindricae Mao Hua is sweet, cold, and also cools the Blood to stop bleeding. It is primarily used for Blood Heat with epistaxis, hemoptysis and hematemesis. It is less effective for Lin Syndrome. It can be used internally and topically.
- This herb is especially used for bleeding in the upper body especially epistaxis, and hemoptysis.
- This herb clears latent, lurking Heat from the Lung, Stomach Small Intestine and Bladder.
- It is especially noted for treating hematuria.
- It can be used alone for hematuria due to Bladder Heat.
- It can be used alone for edema and decreased volume of urine.
- Both Bai Mao Gen and Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen clear Heat, generate fluids and promote urination. Lu Gen focuses on the Lungs and Stomach and excels at clearing Qi level Heat. It cools the Lungs, drains the Stomach, guides out Phlegm-Heat and vents and disseminates external pathogens. It treats cough from Lung Heat externally contracted disorders and failure of measles to ex press. Bai Mao Gen is better for clearing Blood level Heat and cooling the Blood to stop bleeding. It focuses on the Heart, Lungs Stomach and Bladder and guides Heart Fire out through the urine. It treats epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematuria and jaundice due to Damp-Heat. The herbs are very close to each other and can substitute for each other if necessary.
- Fresh Imperata Xian Mao Gen is stronger than the dried herb at cooling Heat, generating fluids, cooling the Blood and stopping bleeding. It can be used for any type of bleeding from the Lungs, Stomach or Bladder.
- Imperata Juice Bai Mao Gen Zhi alone treats epistaxis due to Heat.
- Charred Imperata Mao Gen Tan is better at stopping but not as good at clearing Heat.
- Imperata Flower Mao Gen Hua cools Heat in the Blood, and stops bleeding. It is used for Blood Heat patterns with bleeding from the upper body such as epistaxis and hemoptysis or hematemesis. It is taken internally or applied topically.