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Pharmaceutical Name

Herba dianthi

Botanical Name

1. Dianthus superbus L.; 2. 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 & Taste

Bitter and cold

Meridians

Heart, small intestine and urinary bladder

Functions

1. To promote urination and regulate abnormal urination; 2. To invigorate blood circulation

Indications & Combinations

1. Damp-heat in the urinary bladder manifested as scanty urine with blood, painful urination, frequent urination and urgency of micturition. Pink (Qumai) is used with Clematis stem (Mutong), Talc (Huashi) and Common knotgrass (Bianxu) in the formula Bazheng San. 2. Amenorrhea from blood stagnation. Pink (Qumai) is used with herbs that invigorate blood circulation, such as Peach seed (Taoren) and Safflower (Honghua).

Dosage

10-15 g

Cautions & Contraindications

This herb is contraindicated during pregnancy.

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