Root of Garden Burnet, Garden Burnet Root
Sanguisorbae Radix, Radix Sanguisorbae
Di Yu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; sour; astringent; slightly cold

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To arrest bleeding by dispelling heat for blood, and to counteract toxicity and cure sores.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Blood ejection, hemoptysis, duodenal ulcer, spontaneous external bleeding, hematuria, hematochezia, bleeding from hemorrhoids, blood dysentery, flooding and spotting, red and white vaginal discharge, swelling pain of welling abscess and sore, eczema, pudendal itch, burns and scalds, snake or insect bites.