Chinese Pulsatilla Root (Bai Tou Weng)

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Pulsatilla root (Baitouweng)

Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Pulsatillae

Botanical Name: Pulsatilla chinensis (Bge.) Regel

Common Name: Pulsatilla root, Anemone

Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing

Part Used: The roots are dug in spring or late autumn, cleaned and dried in the sun.

Natural Properties & Taste: Bitter and cold

Meridians: Large intestine

Therapeutic Effects:

1. To clear heat and release toxins.

2. To cool the blood and stop dysentery.

Indications:
Dysentery, manifested as fever, abdominal pain, bloody and pus-like stool and tenesmus. Pulsatilla root (Baitouweng) is used with Phellodendron bark (Huangbai) and Coptis root (Huanglian) in a formula such as Baitouweng Tang.

Dosage: 6-15 g