Xu Duan Granules

SKU	BPG558
Brand	Blue Poppy Granules - Single Herbs
Unit Size	100g
Potency	5:1
Taste	Bitter, Sweet, Acrid - Bensky
Properties	Slightly Warm - Bensky
Contraindications	Contraindicated in painful obstruction from wind-damp-heat - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology	Sore and painful lower back and knees, Stiffness in the joints, Weakness in the legs; Restless fetus, bleeding during pregnancy, threatened miscarriage; Uterine bleeding, vaginal discharge; Pain, Trauma - Bensky
Actions	Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver, gently invigorates the blood, calms the fetus during pregnancy
Pattern	Liver and Kidney deficiency; Trauma; Painful Obstruction - Bensky
Channels Entered	Kidney, Liver - Bensky
English name	Teasal (Japanese) Root, Dipsacus Asper

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Description

	Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed. Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the sinews and bones: for sore and painful lower back and knees, stiffness in the joints, and weakness in the legs from Liver and Kidney deficiency. This herb is especially useful for these conditions as it tonifies without causing stagnation. Also used for urinary dribbling from Kidney deficiency.* Calms the fetus and stops leakage: for restless fetus, bleeding during pregnancy, and threatened miscarriage. Also used for deficiency-related uterine bleeding and vaginal discharge.* Promotes the movement of blood, alleviates pain, and reconnects the sinews and bones: often used for trauma and external disorders (such as sores), and especially for pain and swelling in the lower back and limbs from trauma. For this purpose it can be applied topically or taken internally. Can also be used for painful obstruction.*