Huai Hua Mi
| Huai Hua Mi in TCM:Explore the properties of Huai Hua Mi according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: sophora, Japanese pagoda tree flower
Pharmacuetical Name: Flos Sophorae
Properties: bitter, cool
Temperature: cool
Channels: LI, LV
Flavors: bitter
Special Properties:
clears heat
Alternate Forms:
- sheng- clear heat; drain fire
- chao or tan- stop bleeding
- huai jiao (Fructus Sophora Japonica) pagoda fruit - weaker
effect on stop bleeding, stronger at clearing heat, moistening intestines;
9-15g; cc: pregnancy
Actions / Indications:
- Cools blood; stop bleeding (large intestine damp
heat when bleeding hemorrhoids and bloody dysenteric disorder; also
for hemptysis, epistaxis)
- Clears LV fire (red eyes, headache, dizziness due
to LV heat; modern use for hypertension)
Special Notes:
- One study found Huai Hua Mi to be 83.6% effective for profuse menstrual bleeding.
Contraindications:
- (cc: SP/ST deficient cold)
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