Chinese name:

Source:

Typhae Pollen - pollen

Nature:

• balanced (cooling, raw smoothing, roasted astringent, yin in yang, non-toxic)

Taste:

• sweet (slightly pungent, bitter, bland)

Tropism:

• liver and pericardium

Direction of action: - 

Effects:

• stops bleeding (Tan)
• invigorates blood (Sheng)

Dosage:

• 6 – 12 g, standardly 6 g

Contraindications:

• do not use during pregnancy, in cases of heat from yin deficiency and absence of blood stasis