Bleeding Heart Root (Dicentra spectabilis)

荷包牡丹根hé bāo mǔ dān gēnHebaomudangen

Dicentra spectabilis · Plant

Dicentra spectabilis
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Contains toxic alkaloids; avoid internal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bleeding Heart Root for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Incised WoundSore ToxinStomachache

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Bleeding Heart Root does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel WindQuicken BloodSettle Pain

Other entries for Dicentra spectabilis

Beautiful Bleeding Heart 美丽荷包牡丹