Individual Herbs Notebook

Bai Mao Gen

Pharmaceutical: Rhizoma Imperatae

Other names: Wooly Grass Rhizome / Lanlang Grass Rhizome / Cogongrass Rhizome / Imperata Rhizome

Category: Herbs that Regulate the Blood



Properties: Sweet, cold

Meridans Entered:
Primary: Lung, Stomach and Bladder
Divergent Zones: Taiyang, Yangming


Traditional Actions/Indications:
  1. Cools the Blood and stops bleeding
    Bleeding due to Blood Heat with epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis and hematuria
  2. Clears Heat and promotes urination
    Lin Syndrome Heat patterns with oedema and urinary difficulty
  3. Clears Heat from the Stomach and Lungs
    Stomach Heat with nausea and thirst Lung Heat with wheezing

Suggested Daily Dosage: 15-30g in decoction.


Appears in 4 formulae listed on this site: (click to display)
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