Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Imperatae Botanical Name: Imperata cylindrical Beauv. Var. major (Nees.) C. E. Hubb. Common Name: Imperata rhizomeWoolly grass Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The rhizomes are dug in spring or autumn, cleaned, dried in the sun and cut into small pieces. Properties and Taste: Sweet and cold Meridian: Lung, stomach, and urinary bladder Functions: To cool blood and stop bleedingTo clear heat and promote urination Indications and Combinations: 1. Hemorrhages due to extravasation of blood by heat. *Use with Biota tops (Cebaiye), Smell thistle (Xiaoji) and Cattail pollen (Puhuang). 2. Hot urination, edema and damp-heat jaundice.*Use with Plantain seed (Cheqianzi) and Lysimachia (Jinqiancao). Dosage: 15-30 g (30-60 g. if fresh herb)
