Lycopus, Bugleweed, Ze Lan 泽兰 Bugleweed, Gypsywort, Paul’s Betony, Water HorehoundZe Lan, Shiny Bugleweed TCM) Lycopus europaeus (used in both Europe and TCM)Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora 1922 Botanical name: Lycopus spp.The following species can be considered fairly synonymous in effect: L. europaeus (syn. L. vulgaris) (Europe, and in XinJiang, China as Ze Lan) L. lucidus (syn. L. lucidus var. hirtus) (TCM standard species) L. parviflorus (TCM, local variety) L. machianus (TCM, local variety) L. coreanus (TCM, local variety) L. ramosissimus (TCM, local variety) L. virginicus (U.S.) Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: K. Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis, Stops Bleeding:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Uterine Pain from Blood Stasis (TCM, West)-‘its soothing tonic influence is extended over the uterine organs, rendering it of service in neuralgia, and painful and excessive menstruation’. (Cook)-Masses, Hardness; ‘abnormal growths’. (Galen)-Postpartum Pain from Blood stasis-Trauma, Bruising, Wounds-Hemoptysis, Hematuria, Menorrhagia, Phthisis (Europe)-a Wound herb in the West and TCM; internally and topically for Wounds, Ulcers, Fistulas etc2. Resists Poison, Resolves Swelling:-‘excellent Antidote against all Poisons’ (Galen)-Abscesses, Toxic Swellings and Sores (TCM, West)-Fever (West); Tertian and Quartan Fevers (Galen)-Diarrhea, Dysentery (America)-Bites (West)3. Clears Heat, Regulates the…

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