Name

Function

Taste

Channels

Contraindication

Da Ji
(Big Thistle)

Cools the blood & stops bleeding (Hot Blood)
Carbuncles, sores, swelling. (can be applied topically)

Sweet
Cool

LIV
SP

ST/SP Cold from Xu

Bai Ji
Bletilla Tuber)

Restrains leakage of blood/ Stops bleeding
Major Coughing/Vomiting blood herb

Bitter
Sweet
Cool

LU
ST
LIV

Counteracts with Wu Tou & Fu Zi

San Qi
(Notoginseng)

Stops Bleeding & transform blood stag
Moves Blood, Traumatic Injury
Chest/AB Px

Sweet
Slightly bitter
Warm

LIV
ST
LI

Blood Xu

Ai Ye
(Mugward Leaf)

Warms womb & stops bleeding/calms Fetus
Disperses Cold & alleviates Px
Menses Px (cold)
Cold Bleeding

Bitter
Acrid
Warm

SP
LIV
KID

Heat in Blood
Yin Xu