Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

Shan Zhi Zi Fructus Gardeniae jasminoidis 9 g

Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis 9 g

Huang Bo Cortex Phellodendri 6 g

Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae 24 g

Mu Dan Pi Cortex Moutan radicis 9 g

Di Yu Radix Sanguisorbae officialis 12 g

Ce Bai Ye Cacumen Biotae orientalis 12 g

Chun Gen Bai Pi Cortex Ailanthi altissimae 12 g

Gui Ban Plastrum Testudinis 15 g

Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae albae 24 g

Explanation

• Zhi Zi, Huang Qin and Huang Bo clear Heat.


• Sheng Di and Mu Dan Pi cool Blood.


• Di Yu, Ce Bai Ye and Chun Gen Bai Pi stop bleeding. Di Yu also cools Blood.


• Gui Ban and Bai Shao nourish Yin and calm Blood.

We can analyse this prescription in the light of the four aims of treatment to stop bleeding
outlined above.

1. Harmonize blood

(a)Stop bleeding

Ce Bai Ye, Di Yu and Chun Gen Bai Pi

(b)Eliminate stasis

Mu Dan Pi

(c)Calm Blood

Sheng Di and Bai Shao

(d)Nourish Blood

Bai Shao

2. Treat the Root-cause
   Zhi Zi, Huang Qin and Huang Bo to clear Heat and Sheng Di and Dan Pi to cool
   Blood


3. Astringe
   Di Yu


4. Treat Qi