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Huai Hua Mi槐花米

Sophorae Flos immaturus · Sophora Flower Bud · Pagoda Tree Flower Bud

Herbs that Stop Bleeding 止血药Ri Hua Zi Ben Cao 《日华子本草》

Overview

The unopened flower bud of the Japanese pagoda tree, picked before it blooms and dried. Bitter and slightly cold, it enters the Liver and Large Intestine to cool blood and settle reckless bleeding — most characteristically bleeding from below, meaning hemorrhoids and blood in the stool. Dispensaries stock the bud rather than the open flower because the bud is held to be the stronger of the two.

Nature & Flavor

Bitter · Slightly cold

Channels

Liver · Large Intestine

Typical Dosage

5–9 g in decoction
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Actions

2 core actions

  • Cools the blood, stops bleedingBleeding driven by heat in the blood: hemorrhoidal bleeding, blood in the stool, uterine bleeding, coughing or spitting of blood. Charring the bud shifts it further toward stopping the bleeding and away from clearing the heat.
  • Clears Liver fireRed sore eyes, headache and dizziness where Liver fire flares upward.

In Formulas

Formulas containing Huai Hua Mi

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

Indications & Clinical Uses

  • Hemorrhoidal bleeding and blood in the stool
    - Uterine bleeding and other heat-type bleeding
    - Red eyes and headache from Liver fire

Western Medical Keywords

Searchable condition terms

HemorrhoidsRectal bleedingHeavy menstrual bleedingConjunctivitis

Contraindications

Cautions

Cold in nature and not a tonic: unsuitable on its own where bleeding comes from Spleen qi failing to hold the blood or from cold, and used cautiously where digestion is weak and stools are loose. It addresses the bleeding rather than its cause — unexplained or persistent bleeding needs investigation, not repeat dosing.

Contraindicated in pregnancy: Not a classical pregnancy contraindication; because it is cold and cooling, take it in pregnancy only under practitioner supervision.

For licensed practitioners’ reference only

References

  1. Ri Hua Zi Ben Cao《日华子本草》(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.