Callicarpa pedunculata.  紫珠 Zǐ zhū, CHEN CHU FENG   Peduncled Beauty Berry   Family: Lamiaceae     
A species of Beautyberry native to Australia
Nature: Neutral   FLAVOR: Acrid and bitter, bitter, harsh  CHANNELS: Liver, Lung, Spleen
FUNCTIONS
GROUP: Regulate the Blood and stop bleeding
1. Hemostatic and analgesic.[1,2]
2. Resolves clots and buises, reduces swelling.[1,2]
INDICATIONS
1. Bleeding due to external injuries.[1,2] Hemoptysis.[1,2] Epistaxis.[1,2] Gastric bleeding, bleeding in tooth extraction. Hematemesis, hematuria.
2. Rheumatoid arthritis.[1]
PREPARATIONS: Decoction. Dry leaf  10-20 g.[1,2]
Whole plant 15-30 g.[1] Dry leaf 3-15g.[2]
 The whole plant may be crushed for application over wound.[1]

HABITAT: Growing wild in alpine forests.
DESCRIPTION: Deciduous shrub 3 m in height. Smaller branches covered by yellowish-brown hairs. Leaves; opposite, ovate-elliptic or elliptic, apexes acuminate, bases obtuse, rounded or broadly cuneate, margins serrated, dorsal surface covered densely by downy hairs and glandular dots, petioles short. Flowers; in autumn, small purple axillary flowers appear to form cymose inflorescences. Berry; purplish-red.
References
[1] Barefoot Doctor's Manual - 1977 Prepared by the Revolutionary Health Committee of Hunan Province. Original Chinese manual- Victor W. Sidel. Originally published by Dr Joseph Quin and the Fogarty International centre, Bethdesda (1974). Madrona Publishers Seattle Washington ISBN 0-914842-52-8
[2] A Complete English Dictionary of Medicinal Terms in Chinese Acupuncture and Herbalism 1981 - Henry Lu Chinese Foundations of Natural Health- The Academy of Oriental Heritage, Vancouver, Canada.
Images
1. en.wikipedia.org
2. chiusang.com.hk
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