This product is the dried whole herb of the Compositae plant yerbadetajo herb (Eclipta prostrata L.). It grows in ditches, roadsides, and wet fields. It is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and other regions. It is found in temperate regions worldwide. It is an annual herb, and the whole plant is harvested when it flowers, washed, and dried. The juice from the crushed fresh yerbadetajo herb is black, hence it is also known as ink vegetable or Yerba-Detajo Herb.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet and sour, slightly cold. act on liver and kidney channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Nourishing the liver, kidney yin, cooling blood, and stopping bleeding.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for dizziness, blurred vision, premature graying of hair, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, seminal emission, tinnitus, etc., due to liver-kidney yin deficiency. It can nourish the yin of the liver and kidney. It is often used together with glossy privet fruit, such as in Two-Solstice Pill.
2. Used for hemoptysis, nosebleeds, bloody stools, hematuria, menorrhagia, and metrostaxis due to yin deficiency and blood heat. It can be used alone or in combination with Unprocessed Rehmannia Root, Donkey-hide Gelatin, Typha, and other yin-enriching, blood-cooling, and hemostatic medicinals to enhance efficacy. It can also be used externally to stop bleeding.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Xinxiu Bencao: "Effective for treating bloody dysentery. For needle-induced sores that bleed profusely and cannot be stopped, applying it will immediately halt the bleeding. The juice promotes rapid and abundant growth when applied to hair and eyebrows."
2. Bencao Gangmu: "Darkens beard and hair, benefits kidney yin."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

The usual dosage is 6-12 grams; for external use, apply an appropriate amount of fresh product, crush and insert into the nose or extract the juice to apply to the affected area.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains saponins, nicotine, tannins, vitamin A, yerbadetajo herb compounds, and various thiophene compounds. The powder has excellent hemostatic effects when applied externally. It also has immune-enhancing, anti-mutagenic, and liver-protective properties.