Radix Rubiae

Qian Cao

India Madder Root Qian Cao Gen 茜草根

NamingQian Cao (Radix Rubiae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Qian Cao OriginThe dry root and rhizome of perennial trailing herbaceous plant Rubia cordifolia L. of family Rubiaceae.LocationAnhui, Jiangsu, Shandong provinces in China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn

Stasis-Resolving Hemostatics

茜草

Qian Cao India Madder Root Qian Cao Gen

NamingQian Cao (Radix Rubiae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 茜草OriginThe dry root and rhizome of perennial trailing herbaceous plant Rubia cordifolia L. of family Rubiaceae.LocationAnhui, Jiangsu, Shandong provinces in China.HarvestCollected in spring and autumn.The ac