Imperata, Bai Mao Gen 白茅根
Japanese Blood Grass, Lalang Grass, Woolly Grass, Thatch Grass
Bai Mao Gen (TCM)
Darbha (Ayurveda)
Bai Mao Gen (TCM)
Darbha (Ayurveda)
Imperata cylindrica
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., La flore et la pomone francaises, vol. 5 (1832)
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., La flore et la pomone francaises, vol. 5 (1832)
Botanical name:
Imperata cylindrica var. major
Parts used:
Root; also the fresh herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Sweet
Classifications:
L. Stop Bleeding
Imperata cylindrica var. major
Parts used:
Root; also the fresh herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Sweet
Classifications:
L. Stop Bleeding
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Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:
-various types of Bleeding from Heat
-Coughing or Vomiting Blood, Blood in the Urine, Blood nose (TCM, Ayurveda)
-Internal Abscess (Sushruta)
2. Clear Heat from the Lungs and Stomach:
-Heat diseases with Thirst
-Nausea and Thirst from Stomach heat
-Fever, with dark Urine and Thirst
-Diarrhea, Dysentery (Ayurveda)
3. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Urinary Tract Infection; difficult, painful Urination; Dysuria (TCM, Ayurveda)
-Edema in acute Nephritis (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)
-Jaundice (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)
-Charaka recommended the flowers for Stones; used for Kidney and Gall Stones in Thailand
-used for Gonorrhea and Obesity in Ayurveda
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Main Combinations:
1. Bleeding:
i. Coughing Blood, Blood in the Urine from Heat, Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
ii. Bleeding in the Upper Body, Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
iii. Blood in the Urine, Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
2. Urinary diseases:
i. Hot, painful Urine, Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
ii. Difficulty Urinating, Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
iii. Stranguria, suppressed Urine, Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
iv. Dysuria, Urinary Stones, Burning Urine, Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
3. Edema:
i. Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
ii. from Damp-Heat and deficiency, Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
iii. from Deficiency, Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
4. Nephritis, Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
5. Fever, with dark Urine and Thirst, Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
6. Jaundice from Damp-Heat:
i. Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
ii. Imperata Bai Mao Gen with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Brahma Rasayana
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Cautions:
1. Not for Cold-type Bleeding
2. Use cautiously in those with Cold and Weak Stomach and Spleen with Diarrhea
Main Preparations used:
1. Not for Cold-type Bleeding
2. Use cautiously in those with Cold and Weak Stomach and Spleen with Diarrhea
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