Pharmaceutical Name:

Pollen Typhae

Botanical Name:

Typha orientalis Presl
Typha angustifolia L.

Common Name:

Cattail pollen, Bullrush pollen

Source of Earliest Record:

Shennong Bencao Jing

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:

The pollen is gathered in May or June.

Properties and Taste:

Sweet and neutral

Meridians:

Liver and pericardium

Functions:

To stop bleeding
To release stagnation and stop pain

Indications and Combinations:

1.     Hemorrhages manifested as cough with blood, vomiting with blood, hematuria, blood stool and uterine bleeding.
*Use with Agrimony (Xianhecao), Eclipta (Mohanlian) and Biota tops (Cebaiye).

2.      Hemorrhage caused by external injuries.
*Use alone and dry for external use.

3.      Blood stagnation manifested as cardiac pain, abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea or postpartum abdominal pain.
*Use with Trogopterus dung (Wulingzhi) in the formula  Shixiao San.

Dosage:

3-10 g

Cautions:

The carbonized herb is effective in stopping bleeding; the raw herb is used for releasing stagnation and stopping pain.