Pulsatilla Root (Baitouweng)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Radix Pulsatillae |
| Botanical Name: | Pulsatilla chinensis (Bge.) Regel |
| Common Name: | Pulsatilla root Anemone |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Shennong Bencao Jing |
| Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The roots are dug in spring or late autumn, cleaned and dried in the sun. |
| Properties and Taste: | Bitter and cold |
| Meridian: | Large intestine |
| Functions: | To clear heat and release toxins To cool the blood and stop dysentery |
| Indications and Combinations: | Dysentery, manifested as fever, abdominal pain, bloody and pus-like stool and tenesmus. *Use with Phellodendron bark (Huangbai) and Coptis root (Huanglian) in the formula such as Baitouweng Tang. |
| Dosage: | 6-15 g |