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Imperata, Bai Mao Gen 白茅根

Japanese Blood Grass, Lalang Grass, Woolly Grass, Thatch Grass
Bai Mao Gen (TCM)
Darbha (Ayurveda)
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Imperata cylindrica
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., La flore et la pomone francaises, vol. 5  (1832)

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Imperata cylindrica
(Photo by L. M. Marsh) (Wikimedia)

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Botanical name:
Imperata cylindrica var. major

Parts used:
Root; also the fresh herb

Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Sweet

Classifications:
L. Stop Bleeding

Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:

-various types of Bleeding from Heat

2. Clear Heat from the Lungs and Stomach:
-Heat diseases with Thirst

3. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Urinary Tract Infection


Comment:
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Dose:
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Substitutes:
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Preparation:
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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

Cautions:
1. Not for Cold-type Bleeding
2. Use cautiously in those with Cold and Weak Stomach and Spleen with Diarrhea

Main Preparations used:

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