This product is the whole herb with flowers of the perennial herbaceous plant Lilac Pink Herb (Dianthus superbus L.) and Chinese Pink (D. chinensis L.) from the Caryophyllaceae family. It is distributed in most regions of the country, mainly produced in Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Jiangsu, and other areas. It is harvested during the flowering and fruiting period in summer and autumn, dried, and used in its raw form.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Bitter, cold. Act on heart, small intestine and bladder meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Promoting diuresis and relieving strangury, invigorating the blood to unblock meridians.

bubble_chart Indications

1. is used for heat stranguria syndrome. This product is bitter and cold, can clear heart and small intestine fire, guide heat downward, and has the effect of promoting urination and relieving stranguria, making it an essential medicine for treating stranguria. It is especially suitable for heat stranguria and blood stranguria. It is often used together with Grass of Common KnotGrass, Akebia Stem, Plantain Seed, such as Eight-Ingredient Rectification Powder. For urolithic stranguria, it is combined with Christina Loosestrife, Sea Sand; for blood stranguria, it is used with amber, Achyranthes Root, Small Thistle, etc.
2. It is used for amenorrhea or menstrual irregularities caused by blood heat stasis. This product can invigorate the blood to unblock meridians. It is often used together with Peach Kernel, Carthamus, Salvia, Red Peony Root, etc.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Benjing: "Main anuria and vomiting, various blockages, difficulty in urination, improving vision, removing nebula, breaking fetal miscarriage, and bloody stool."
2. "Ri materia medica Huazi": "Inducing labor, treating menstruation blockage, breaking blood stasis, expelling pus."
3. "Materia medica Beiyao": "Reducing heart fire, benefiting the small intestine, expelling bladder pathogenic heat, essential for treating strangury."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 10-15g.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Pregnant women should avoid taking it.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

Lilac Pink Herb contains vitamin A-like substances, saponins, and sugars. Its decoction, when taken orally, has a significant diuretic effect, with the spikes of Lilac Pink Herb being stronger than the stems. Along with diuresis, the excretion of chlorides increases. It also stimulates the intestines, inhibits the heart, lowers blood pressure, and affects renal blood volume. It has inhibitory effects on both bacilli and staphylococci.