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Da Xue Teng大血藤

Sargentodoxae Caulis · Sargentodoxa Vine · Big Blood Vine

Herbs that Clear Heat 清热药《本草图经》

Overview

A woody climbing stem whose cut face shows red radiating rings — the visual signature behind its name and its dual character. Bitter and neutral, it resolves heat toxin and moves stagnant blood at once, and is the herb most closely associated with intestinal abscess, where heat, toxin and stasis coexist.

Nature & Flavor

Bitter · Neutral

Channels

Large Intestine · Liver

Typical Dosage

9–15 g in decoction
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Actions

3 core actions

  • Resolves toxicity, disperses intestinal abscessThe lead herb for intestinal abscess with fixed right lower abdominal pain, and for other heat-toxin abscesses and sores.
  • Invigorates blood and stops painStasis pain from trauma, fixed abdominal masses, and painful menstruation with clots.
  • Dispels wind-damp, frees the collateralsAching, obstructed joints and limbs where damp and stasis have settled in the channels.

In Formulas

Formulas containing Da Xue Teng

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

Indications & Clinical Uses

  • Intestinal abscess with localized, fixed abdominal pain
    - Boils, sores and heat-toxin swellings
    - Traumatic stasis pain and dysmenorrhea with clots
    - Wind-damp painful obstruction of the joints

Western Medical Keywords

Searchable condition terms

AppendicitisPelvic inflammatory diseaseDysmenorrheaArthritisSoft tissue injury

Contraindications

Cautions

It moves blood, so avoid it with active bleeding, heavy menstrual flow, or a known bleeding tendency, and tell the prescriber about any anticoagulant such as warfarin. Not suitable for abdominal pain of deficiency cold, where there is no heat or toxin to clear.

Contraindicated in pregnancy: Avoid in pregnancy — it invigorates blood.

For licensed practitioners’ reference only

References

  1. Bensky, Clavey & Stöger. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, 3rd ed.
    2. 《中华人民共和国药典》.
    3. 《中药学》 (standard materia medica curriculum).

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.