This product is the root and rhizome of the perennial herb India Madder Root (Rubia cordifolia L.) from the India Madder Root family. It is mainly produced in Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, and other regions. It is harvested in spring and autumn, with the stems and leaves removed, washed, dried, and used either raw or stir-fried.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Bitter, cold. Act on liver meridian.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Cooling blood and resolving stasis, stopping bleeding, and promoting menstruation.

bubble_chart Indications

1. is used for hemorrhagic syndrome caused by blood heat with stasis, such as hematemesis, epistaxis, menorrhagia and metrostaxis, hematuria, bloody stool, etc. This product is bitter and cold, descending, specifically entering the liver meridian blood aspect, capable of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, as well as invigorating blood and resolving stasis. For treating hematemesis, epistaxis, etc., it is often combined with Japanese thistle Herb, Platycladus, etc., such as Ten-Ash Powder; if it is menorrhagia and metrostaxis due to insecurity of the Chong and Ren meridians, it is combined with Astragalus Root, White Atractylodes Rhizome, cuttlebone sepium, etc., such as Yixue Zhongzhong Canxilu An Chong Tang.
2. It is used for blood stasis amenorrhea and traumatic injuries, wind-dampness arthralgia, etc. This product can dissipate stasis, unblock blood vessels, and benefit joints. It is especially used in gynecology. As early as in the Neijing, there are records of using this product with cuttlebone sepium, sparrow eggs, and abalone to treat blood depletion amenorrhea; clinically, for treating blood stasis amenorrhea, it is often combined with Peach Kernel, Carthamus, Chinese Angelica, etc. For treating traumatic injuries and wind-dampness arthralgia, it can be taken alone soaked in wine or combined with other blood-activating and trauma-curing medicinals and expelling wind and dredging collaterals medicinals.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Bielu: "Stops bleeding, internal collapse and bleeding."
2. Rihuazi Bencao: "Stops nosebleeds, leukorrhea, postpartum blood dizziness, breast lumps, irregular menstruation, bloody defecation, hemorrhoids, expelling pus, treats sores and boils, spermatorrhea, hematuria, and static blood from injuries."
3. Bencao Gangmu: "Unblocks the meridians, treats joint wind pain, activates blood circulation and promotes blood flow."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 10-15g. For hemostasis, use after stir-frying to scorch; for invigorating the blood to unblock meridians, use raw or stir-fried with wine.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains anthraquinone substances such as alizarin, India Madder Root pigment, and black India Madder Root pigment. It can shorten the coagulation time in rabbits and has a certain hemostatic effect. The India Madder Root pigment binds with calcium ions in the blood, exhibiting a grade I anticoagulant effect. The aqueous extract has a stimulating effect on the uterus. Both the India Madder Root extract and the artificially synthesized India Madder Root diester have leukocyte-increasing effects. The cyclohexapeptide in India Madder Root has antitumor properties. Additionally, it exhibits inhibitory effects on various bacteria and skin fungi.