This product is a processed form of human hair. It is collected, impurities are removed, it is washed and dried in the sun, and then carbonized by smoldering.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Bitter and astrigent, neutral. Act on liver, stomach and bladder meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Converge to stop bleeding, resolve stasis, and promote urination.

bubble_chart Indications

Used for epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematemesis, menorrhagia and metrostaxis, bloody stool, hematuria, strangury with blood, etc. Carbonized Human Hair has a similar astringent hemostatic effect to carbonized windmill-palm petiole, and it can also disperse blood stasis, thus it does not cause blood stasis like Windmill Palm. It is often used in combination with other hemostatic medicinals. For treating upper body vomiting and epistaxis, it is often taken with Lotus Root Juice; for treating lower body menorrhagia and metrostaxis with bleeding and difficulty in urination, this product has the effect of resolving stasis and promoting diuresis, and is often used in combination with Talc, such as in the "Golden Chamber" Talc White Fish Powder.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Bielu: "Mainly treats cough, five types of strangury, difficulty in urination and defecation, infantile fright epilepsy, stops bleeding, epistaxis, burn and blow inside to stop immediately."
2. Rihuazi Bencao: "Stops bleeding, relieves blood stagnation and dizziness, treats incised wounds, common cold, and bloody dysentery."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 6-10g; take 1.5-3g as powder.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains carbon, cystine, and lipids. The ash contains various trace elements such as calcium, sodium, potassium, zinc, copper, iron, and manganese.