It can be applied topically as a powder, for external bleeding due to cuts, chronic non-healing wounds or chapped skin of the fingers, toes or anus. Bletilla Powder Bai Ji Fen or Bai Ji Mo is more easily administered and can be used as a stand-alone herb …

Oct 20, 2023 · Bai ji is the Chinese name for <i>Bletilla striata</i>, a perennial ground orchid plant. Bai ji is used orally and topically to arrest gastric, lung and other types of internal hemorrhages, for wound healing, treatment of liver cancer and many other conditions.

Red, painful eyes, with increased tearing and photophobia. This herb is used primarily for treating Liver Rising causing headache, eye problems, and nervousness. It is also specific for the eyes …

Reduces swelling and generates flesh: applied topically for sores, ulcers, and chapped skin. It can be used whether or not the sore has ulcerated, as it reduces the swelling of sores and helps accelerate the healing of ulcers. Especially useful for chronic, nonhealing ulcers.

Sep 23, 2016 · Bai Ji (Rhizoma Bletillae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal) The tuber of perennial herbaceous plant Bletilla striata (Thunb. ) Reichb. f. of family Orchidaceae. Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan provinces in China. Collected in summer and autumn.

May 27, 2013 · Actions: Relieves swelling; promotes tissue regeneration; stops bleeding by astringing. • Mainly used for bleeding from the Lungs or stomach: hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis. • Heat and toxicity: carbuncles, cracks on hands and feet; also sores, ulcers, chapped skin. Reduces the swelling of sores, helps speed resolution of ulcers.

The Chinese Herb Bai Ji is the root/rhizome of the hyacinth orchid (aka—Chinese gourd orchid– Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Reichb. f.), a flowering plant related to the hyacinth native to Southeast/Central China and Japan with striped leaves and cattleya of purple blossoms that bloom in the summer.

The TCM herb " bai ji " which in english is " bletilla rhizome ", is categorized within the "herbs that stop bleeding" functional grouping. It is thought to enter the liver, lung and stomach channels and exhibits bitter (ku), cool and sweet (gan) taste/temperature properties.

May 19, 2013 · Nature: bitter, acrid, neutral. Enters: Liver, Lung. Actions: Subdues the liver, anchors the yang; frees the flow of liver Qi; eliminates external wind, dispels wind-heat; promotes vision; stops itching. • Liver yang rising: headache, dizziness, vertigo, hypertension.

Bai Ji means "White Orchid". Principally a stop bleeding herb, Bai Ji has a cooling nature that aids in its ability to reduce swelling and inflammation and nourish the Yin.