Pink (Qumai)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Herba Dianthi |
| Botanical Name: | Dianthus superbus L. Dianthus chinensis L. |
| Common Name: | Dianthus Pink |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Shennong Bencao Jing |
| Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The whole plant is gathered and dried after it flowers in summer or autumn. |
| Properties and Taste: | Bitter and cold |
| Meridian: | Heart, small intestines and urinary bladder |
| Functions: | To promote urination and regulate abnormal urination To invigorate blood circulation |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Damp-heat in the urinary bladder manifested as scanty urine with blood, painful urination, frequent urination and urgency of micturition. *Use with Clematis stem (Mutong), Talc (Huashi) and Common knotgrass (Bianxu) in the formula Bazheng San. 2. Amenorrhea from blood stagnation *Use with herbs that invigorate blood circulation, such as Peach seed (Taoren) and Safflower (Honghua). |
| Dosage: | 10-15 g |
| Cautions: | This herb is contraindicated during pregnancy. |