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Bai Mao Gen白茅根

Imperatae Rhizoma · Imperata Rhizome · Woolly Grass Rhizome

Herbs that Stop Bleeding 止血药《神农本草经》

Overview

A sweet, cold rhizome that cools the blood without harshness: it settles bleeding driven by heat, clears heat lodged in the Lung and Stomach, and leads that heat downward and out through the urine. Its mildness and pleasant taste make it one of the few blood-cooling herbs comfortable at the upper end of its range or over a longer course.

Nature & Flavor

Sweet · Cold

Channels

Lung · Stomach · Bladder

Typical Dosage

15–30 g in decoction
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Actions

3 core actions

  • Cools the blood, stops bleedingNosebleed, coughing or vomiting of blood, and blood in the urine where heat is pushing blood out of the vessels.
  • Clears heat, promotes urinationScanty, hot or painful urination, edema and damp-heat jaundice — it drains heat downward rather than stripping fluids.
  • Clears Lung and Stomach heatThirst and irritability, heat-type cough, and nausea or vomiting arising from Stomach heat.

In Formulas

Formulas containing Bai Mao Gen

No published formula lists this herb yet — the library is growing.

Indications & Clinical Uses

  • Heat-pattern nosebleed, hematemesis, blood in the urine
    - Hot, scanty or painful urination; edema of damp-heat type
    - Damp-heat jaundice
    - Thirst and irritability from Lung or Stomach heat

Western Medical Keywords

Searchable condition terms

EpistaxisHematuriaUrinary tract infectionEdemaJaundice

Contraindications

Cautions

Sweet and cold: unsuitable for bleeding or urinary complaints of deficiency cold, and for Spleen–Stomach deficiency with loose stools and no thirst. Edema arising from yang deficiency is not its pattern. Bleeding that is heavy, repeated or unexplained needs medical assessment, not herbs alone.

Contraindicated in pregnancy: Not a classical pregnancy contraindication — use under practitioner supervision

For licensed practitioners’ reference only

References

  1. Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing《神农本草经》(classical source, public domain).
    2. Bensky, Clavey & Stöger. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, 3rd ed.
    3. 《中华人民共和国药典》.

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.