-- Acupuncture -- -- Moxibustion -- Shiatsu Massage -- Esthetics -- ChiropracticAgrimonia pilosa
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Botanical name |
Agrimonia pilosa |
| Pin yin name | Xian He Cao | |
| Pin yin description | (this herb has had many names, most ending with cao, meaning herb, usually a weed; xian means an immortal, while he, by itself, refers to the crane, but in combination with xian indicates that this is the weed that transforms one who is simply aged to one who will continue to live forever) | |
| Other common names | Hairy Agrimony | |
| Part used | Aerial Part or Whole (plants are cut down in summer and autumn while the stems and leaves are in full growth, but before flowers bloom |
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| Taste | Bitter, Astringent | |
| Nature | Neutral | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Restrains bleeding, halts dysentery, kills intestinal worms, detoxifies | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | All types of bleeding; diarrhoea and dysentery; boils | |
| Possible unwanted effects | Large doses may cause nausea and vomiting | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported | |
| TCM and other contraindications | None | |
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