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Rhubarb ( 大黄 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Rheum Palmatum
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Da Huang
Common
English Name
Rhubarb
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Cold
Taste
Bitter
Meridians
Entered
Stomach, Large Intestine, Liver
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat symptoms of high fever, excessive
sweating, thirst, constipation, bloating, pain, jaundice, high blood pressure,
hemmorhage, no menstruation, immobile abdominal masses, and hot, swollen,
painful eyes (TCM: internal heat/damp-heat conditions and stagnant Blood);
also used to treat skin burns, worms, edema and delirium.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Drains heat and moves stool; drains damp heat; drains excess heat from Blood;
invigorates Blood and breaks up congealed Blood; clears heat obstructing
Blood level; clears heat and detoxifies fire poison.
Common
Formulas Used In
Apricot Seed and Linum; Bupleurum and Dragon Bone; Cimicafuga; Dianthus;
Leonuris and Achyranthes; Rhubarb and Scutellaria.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Use with caution during pregnancy and immediately after birth. Do not use
where there are exterior imbalances, deficient Qi or Blood, or cold-deficient
Spleen and Stomach.
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