Japanese Pagodatree Flower Bud — Classic Formulas
Huai Hua · Flos Sophorae
Primary Actions
- Cools the blood and stops bleeding - Huai Hua is a classic herb for bleeding from heat, especially hemorrhoidal bleeding, intestinal bleeding, and other lower-tract blood loss.
- Clears Liver fire - it is also used for headache, red eyes, and upward-rising heat signs when the Liver channel is involved.
- Can be used for uterine and urinary bleeding patterns with heat - though famous for hemorrhoids, its cooling-blood logic extends more broadly when heat agitates the vessels.
Classic Formulas
- Huai Hua San - the signature formula for intestinal wind and blood in the stool, with Huai Hua as the central cooling-hemostatic herb.
- Bleeding formulas may combine Huai Hua with Di Yu, Ce Bai Ye, or Jing Jie Tan depending on the bleeding site and pattern.
- Liver-fire and red-eye combinations may pair Huai Hua with Ju Hua, Xia Ku Cao, or Jue Ming Zi.
Classical Text References
- Traditional herbology describes Huai Hua as bitter and cool, entering the Liver and Large Intestine to cool blood, stop bleeding, and clear Liver heat.
- Its strongest classical identity is hemorrhoidal or intestinal bleeding from heat, which is why it anchors Huai Hua San.
- The flower-bud form is especially associated with cooling and hemostatic use.