Bletilla tuber (Baiji)
Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Bletillae
Botanical Name: Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Reichb. f.
Common Name: Bletilla tuber
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The rhizomes are dug in summer or autumn. After the fibrous
roots have been removed, the rhizomes are cleaned, boiled in water, dried in
the sun and cut into slices.
Properties & Taste: Bitter, sweet,
astringent and slightly cold.
Meridians: Liver, lung and stomach
Functions: 1. To stop bleeding; 2. To
reduce swelling and promote healing
Indications & Combinations:
1. Hemorrhages: a) cough with blood due
to deficient yin of the lungsBletilla tuber (Baiji) is used with Donkey hide
gelatin (Ejiao), Lotus node (Oujie) and Loquat leaf (Pipaye); b) vomiting with
bloodBletilla tuber (Baiji) is used with Cuttlefish bone (Wuzeigu) in the
formula Wu Ji San; c) hemorrhage due to external injuries. Bletilla tuber
(Baiji) can be applied alone or with the powder of Calcine gypsum (Duanshigao)
for external use.
2. Boils, carbuncles and swelling: a)
affected areas with redness, swelling, hot sensation and painBletilla tuber
(Baiji) is used with Honeysuckle flower (Jinyinhua), Tendrilled fritillary bulb
(Chuanbeimu), Trichosanthes root (Tianhuafen) and Honeylocust thorn (Zaojiaoci)
in the formula Neixiao San; b) chronic non-healing ulcersthe powder of Bletilla
tuber (Baiji) is applied directly to wounds.
3. Chapped skin or cracked hands or feet. The
powder of Bletilla tuber (Baiji) is mixed with sesame oil for external use.
Dosage: 3-10 g.
Cautions & Contraindications: This
herb counteracts Sichuan aconite root (Wutou).
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