Hai Piao Xiao, 1lb

Cuttlefish bone stops bleeding, secures the essence, dries dampness, reduces gastric acidity

Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia, Medica, 3rd ed.

• Restrains, holds in, and stops bleeding: for a wide variety of bleeding patterns, especially those from deficiency. Also used topically as a powder to stop bleeding from traumatic injury.*
• Secures the essence and stops discharge: for nocturnal emissions, premature ejaculation, or vaginal discharge due to Kidney deficiency. It is so effective at stopping vaginal discharge due to Kidney deficiency that it is used for that purpose from a variety of causes.*
• Controls acidity and alleviates pain: used to harmonize Stomach acidity where the symptoms are stomach or epigastric pain, distasteful belching, or acid regurgitation.*
• Resolves dampness and promotes healing; used topically in powdered form for chronic, non-healing skin ulcers or damp rashes of long duration.*