Sparganium, San Leng Sparganium, San Leng 三棱 Burr-reed rhizome, Scirpus, Xiphidion San Leng (TCM)  Sparganium ramosum (syn. S. erectum)Eicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Sparganium simplex (S. emersum)Flora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al], (1761-1883) Sparganium stenophyllum(Photo by Show ryu) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sparganium stoloniferum (syn. S. erectum, S. ramosum)Others used include S. stenophyllum (syn. S. subglobosum), S. simplex (syn. S. emersum), S, yagara Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: K. Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves Qi and Blood, Clears Stasis, Eases Pain: (TCM)-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-Postpartum pain-Tumors, Abdominal Tumors, Gynecological Tumors-Hardness or swelling of the Liver or Spleen; Cirrhosis-pain from Blood stagnation-has been used for Heart disease in modern China2. Moves the Qi, Opens Obstructions: (TCM)-severe Abdominal pain, distention and spasm-Colic, Bloating-Food Stagnation-adjunct for Urinary stones3. Resists Poison:-Snake Bite (Dioscorides) Note:1. The herb was known (as S. ramosum) in the West, but the root was rarely used. Galen noted it was drying, and Dioscorides said the root taken with wine was good for Snake bite. 2. The unripe fruit of S. ramosum (syn. S. erectum) has been used in the Western tradition. They are astringent and hemostatic, for which they were taken in wine with a little…

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