INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Dianthi
Common English:	Dianthus Fringed Pink Chinese Pink Proud Pink Herb Lilac Pink Rainbow Pink

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Cold	Bladder Heart Small Intestine (Kidney)	4-15g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Drains Damp-Heat from the Urinary Bladder, promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction	Damp-Heat Painful Urinary Dysfunction, especially Blood Lin
Breaks up Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation and regulate menstruation	Amenorrhea due to Blood Stasis (auxiliary)
Unblocks the bowels	Constipation
Purges Heart and Small Intestine Fire	Heart Fire leading to Small Intestine Excess Heat

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Contraindicated for those with urinary difficulty postpartum.
Contraindicated for those with edema due to Spleen Deficiency.
Contraindicated for elderly and deficient patients with urinary blockage when it is not due to Damp-Heat.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Concurrent use with diuretics such as chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, furmoside (Lasix), bumetinide (Bumex) and torsemide (Demadex) may lead to increased elimination of water and/or electrolytes.

Hb. Polygoni Avicularis Bian Xu	Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha	Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
Lin Syndrome	Stone Lin	Lower Jiao Damp-Heat with burning, painful, dribbling urination
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji	Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen Rx. Paeoniae Rubrae Chi Shao Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao	Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
Hematuria due to Heat	Blood Stasis causing amenorrhea	Constipation
Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi Talcum Hua Shi	Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji Pollen Typhae Pu Huang	Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao End. Corneum Gigariae Galli Ji Nei Jin Hb. Lygodii Hai Jin Sha
Heat dysuria (Re Lin) with burning and pain during urination	Bloody dysuria (Xue Lin)	Stone Lin
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Flos Carthami Hong Hua Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
Blood clots

This herb is most appropriate when Heat is predominant.
This herb can be used for gynecological swellings and sores and other skin rashes due to Damp-Heat.
This herb is also used for promoting contractions in case of prolonged pregnancy or uterine dystocia.
Both Qu Mai and Hb. Polygoni Avicularis Bian Xu clear Heat and facilitate the removal of pathogenic water to unblock painful urinary dysfunction. They are often used together to treat burning, painful and difficult urination Bian Xu is bitter, directs downward and directly enters the Bladder to cool Damp-Heat and is superior for scanty, dark and difficult -to-pass urine due to Damp-Heat. It can also be used for Damp-Heat jaundice. Qu Mai facilitates the function of the Small Intestine to guide Internal Heat outward and is better for burning pain during urination or hematuria due to Heat. It also breaks up blood Stasis and unblocks the channels to treat amenorrhea.
Aerial Parts of Dianthus Qu Mai Sui are superior for cooling Heat, facilitating urination, breaking up Blood Stasis and unblocking the channels.