Pink (Qumai)
Dianthus superbus L. (Fam. Caryophyllaceae)
Pharmaceutical Name: Herba dianthi
Botanical Name: 1. Dianthus superbus L.; 2. Dianthus
chinensis L. (Fam. Caryophyllaceae)
Common Name: Dianthus,
Pink, Pink dianthus herb.
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used
& Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:
Dried aerial part.
Herba
Dianthi is produced chiefly in the provinces of
Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Hubei, and Jiangsu. The herb is collected in summer and
autumn, cleaned, dried, and used unprepared.
Properties & Taste: Bitter and cold.
Meridians: Heart, small intestine and
urinary bladder.
Functions: 1. To promote urination and
regulate abnormal urination; 2. To invigorate blood circulation.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Damp-heat in the urinary bladder
manifested as scanty urine with blood, painful urination, frequent urination
and urgency of micturition. Pink (Qumai) is used with Clematis stem
(Mutong), Talc (Huashi) and Common knotgrass (Bianxu) in the formula Bazheng
San.
2. Amenorrhea from blood stagnation.
Pink (Qumai) is used with herbs that invigorate blood circulation, such as
Peach seed (Taoren) and Safflower (Honghua).
Dosage: 10-15
g, decocted in water for an oral dose.
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