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Charred Human Hair Crinis Carbonisatus (血余炭)

Astringent hemostaticsNeutral
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Traditional recorded function

Astringe and stop bleeding, transform stasis and promote urination.

1. Used for various internal and external bleeding patterns, such as epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematemesis, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, hemafecia, hematuria, blood strangury, and traumatic bleeding, etc. 2. Difficult urination.

Nature & taste

BitterAstringentNeutral

Meridians entered

HeartLiver

Herbal properties

DescendingAstringentDrying

Found in these formulas

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