Cattail pollen (Puhuang)
Pharmaceutical Name: Pollen Typhae
Botanical Name: 1. Typha orientalis Presl; 2. Typha
angustifolia L.
Common Name: Cattail pollen, Bullrush
pollen
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The pollen is gathered in May or June.
Properties & Taste: Sweet and
neutral
Meridians: Liver and pericardium
Functions: 1. To stop bleeding; 2. To
release stagnation and stop pain.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Hemorrhages manifested as cough with
blood, vomiting with blood, hematuria, bloody stool and uterine bleeding. Cattail
pollen (Puhuang) is used with Agrimony (Xianhecao), Eclipta (Mohanlian) and
Biota tops (Cebaiye).
2. Hemorrhages caused by external injuries. Cattail
pollen (Puhuang) can be used alone and dry for external use.
3. Blood stagnation manifested as cardiac
pain, abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea or postpartum abdominal pain. Cattail
pollen (Puhuang) is used with Trogopterus dung (Wulingzhi) in the formula
Shixiao San.
Dosage: 3-10 g.
Cautions & Contraindications: The
carbonized herb is effective in stopping bleeding; the raw herb is used for
releasing stagnation and stopping pain.
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