Carbonized human hair (Xueyutan)

Pharmaceutical Name: Crinis carbonisatus

Common Name: Carbonized human hair

Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu.

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: Human hairs are carbonized.

Properties & Taste: Bitter and neutral.

Meridians: Liver and stomach.

Functions: To stop bleeding and release blood stagnation

Indications & Combinations: Hemorrhages: a) bleeding occurring in the upper part of the body Carbonized human hair (Xueyutan) is used with the juice of Lotus node (Oujie); b) bleeding occurring in the lower part of the

bodyCarbonized human hair (Xueyutan) is used with Carbonized petiole of windmill palm (Zonglutan).

Dosage: 6-10 g.