Ramulus et Folium Euonymus Przewalskii

Name

Ba Bao Cha (Ramulus et Folium Euonymus Przewalskii)

Sources

The drug is the dried or fresh branch and leaf of Euonymus przewalskii Maxim. (Family Celestraceae), growing in scrub, on hillside, and distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Si chuan and Tibet of China.

The Effect of Ramulus et Folium Euonymus Przewalskii

Property

Pungent, bitter, slightly cold;liver meridian entered.

Actions

Remove blood stasis, regulate menstruation, dredge meridians and alleviate pain.

Indications

Abdominal pain by postpartum blood clots, amenorrhea, arthrodynia, carbuncles, blood stasis caused by traumatic injury, hemiplegia, etc.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 3~9 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing.

Contraindication

It is contraindicated to pregnant women.