Prepared Pollen of Longbract Cattail
Pollen Typhae Preparata
Pu Huang Tan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Cool; pungent; sweet

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Treament of hematemesis, epistaxis, hemoptysis, abnormal uterine bleeding, traumatic bleeding, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, pricking pain in the epigastrium, traumatic swelling and pain, dysuria with difficult painful passage of bloody urine.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. strengthening the tone and promoting rhythmical contraction of uterus in animals and human. 2. its decoction lowers blood pressure and shortens blood clotting time.