| Action: | Antihemorrhagic |
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| Synonym: | Hemostatic |
Reduces blood loss.
• menstrual complaints (E.g. menorrhagia)
• post-partum hemorrhage
• lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)
• new jersey tea (Ceanothus Americanus)
• notoginseng (Panax notoginseng)
• oak (Quercus robur)
• shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
• trillium (Trillium pendulatum)
• witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana )
• reproduction female
Note: not all antihemorrhagic herbs are astringent. Some alkaloids (E.g. indole alkaloids) cause vasoconstriction.
Hoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
Bone K. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient. St Louis, MO: Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
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AntihemorrhagicDefinitionReduces blood loss. Indications• menstrual complaints (E.g. menorrhagia) Treatments• lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris) Systems• reproduction female MechanismNote: not all antihemorrhagic herbs are astringent. Some alkaloids (E.g. indole alkaloids) cause vasoconstriction. ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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