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  Herb 20 of 34 in Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
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Properties:
Salty, Bitter, Neutral, Slightly Toxic Latin:
Hirudo seu Whitmania |
Actions
- Breaks Blood Stasis, Reduces Fixed Masses
Strongly breaks blood stagnation associated with amenorrhea, fixed abdominal masses, traumatic injury.
Contraindications and Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy. This herb has been shown to cause teratogenic (birth defects) effects.
Herb-Drug Interactions
- Shui Zhi may interfere with Anti-Coagulating drugs.
Toxicity and Overdose
- This herb is considered toxic (while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity).
Dosage
- 3-6 grams in decoction, 0.3-0.6 grams in powders and pills (Bensky)
- Same as above (Chen)
This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:
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- Dan Bensky
- Him Che. Yeung
- John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
- Max Wichtl
- Dan Bensky
- Him Che. Yeung
- Qiao Yi