Burreed Tuber (Sanleng)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Rhizoma Sparganii |
| Botanical Name: | Sparganium stoloniferum Buch.-Ham. |
| Common Name: | Burreed tuber Sparganium Scirpus |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Bencao Shiyi |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The rhizomes are dug in winter or spring. After the fibrous roots have been removed the rhizomes are dried in the sun. |
| Properties and Taste: | Bitter and neutral |
| Meridian: | Liver and spleen |
| Functions: | To invigorate blood and move stagnation To promote Qi circulation and stop pain |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Qi and blood stagnation manifested as amenorrhea, abdominal pain and epigastric or abdominal masses. *Use with Zedoary (Ezhu) in the formula Ezhu Wan. 2. Retention of food and Qi stagnation manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension and pain. *Use with Zedoary (Ezhu), Green tangerine peel (Qingpi) and Germinated barley (Maiya). |
| Dosage: | 3-10 g |
| Cautions: | Prepared with vinegar can help the function of stopping pain. This herb is contraindicated during pregnancy and during profuse menstrual flow. |