Actions/Indications:
1. Clears heat, eliminates toxins, cools blood: diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhoids,
scrofula, febrile malarial disorders
Contraindications: diarrhea or dysentery caused by deficient cold
Note: fresh herb contains protoanemonin (toxin), which irritates the skin and mucous
membranes. Must use dried herb.
Herbal Medicine
Bai Tou Weng 白頭翁 Radix Pulsatillae
English Name: pulsatilla, Chinese pulsatilla root, Chinese anemone root, anemone
Property: bitter, cold
Channel: LI, (ST)
Part used: root
Dosage: 6-15g
