This product is the whole flowered plant of Lilac Pink Herb (Dianthus superbus L.) and Dianthus (D. chinensis L.), a perennial herbaceous plant of the Caryophyllaceae family. It is distributed in most parts of the country, mainly produced in Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Jiangsu and other places. It is harvested during the flowering and fruiting period in summer and autumn, dried and used raw.

[Property]

bitter, cold. act on heart, small intestine and bladder channels.

[Efficacy]

It is a diuretic and relieves stranguria, invigorating the blood to unblock meridians.

[Indications]

1. For heat stranguria certificate. This product is bitter and reduces cold diarrhea, can clear heart and small intestine fire, conducts heat downwards, and has the function of diuresis and treating stranguria. It is an important medicine for treating stranguria. Especially heat stranguria and blood stranguria are the most suitable. Often used with Grass of Common KnotGrass, Akebia Stem, Plantain Seed, such as Eight-Ingredient Rectification Powder. To treat urolithic stranguria, use Christina Loosestrife and Sea Gold Sand in combination of medicinals; to treat blood stranguria, use amber and Achyranthes Root, large, Small Thistle etc. are used.
2. For amenorrhea or menstrual irregularities caused by blood heat and blood stasis. This product can invigorating the blood to unblock meridians. Often used with Peach Kernel, Carthamus, Salvia, Red Peony Root.

[Documentation]

1. Benjing: "Maintaining anuria and vomiting, urinary obstruction, improving vision, nebula, broken fetus, and bloody stool."
2. 《日materia medica》 "Medical Medica": "Accelerate birth, cure menstruation, breaking blood stasis, expelling pus."
3. " Materia Medica Preparation": "Reducing heart fire, benefiting small intestine, eliminating bladder evil heat, it is an important medicine for treating stranguria."

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoct and take 10-15g.

[Precaution]

Pregnant women should not take this product.

[Modern Pharmacology]

Lilac Pink Herb contains vitamin A-like substances, saponins, and sugars. Its decoction has a significant diuretic effect when taken orally, and the ears of Lilac Pink Herb are stronger than the stems. At the same time as diuresis, the output of chloride 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 glucose bacteria.