Bai Tou Weng Cut Form – Chinese Pulsatilla Root for Gut Health & Intestinal Detox
Support gut health and clear toxic heat with Bai Tou Weng, offered here in its cut, dried form for convenient decoction or blending. Known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as the root of Pulsatilla chinensis, this bitter and cooling herb is a powerful choice for addressing intestinal damp-heat, especially where symptoms include bloody or mucous diarrhea, fever, or intestinal inflammation.
Bai Tou Weng is the lead herb in the classic formula Bai Tou Weng Tang, traditionally used for dysentery, bacterial gut infections, and parasitic inflammation. Modern research supports its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and immune-modulating properties. The cut form is ideal for making customized teas or decoctions and is valued by herbalists for its ability to target acute gastrointestinal imbalances.
✔ Cut & Dried for Easy Decoction
✔ Clears Damp-Heat & Toxic Heat from the Intestines
✔ Traditionally Used for Dysentery, Bloody Diarrhea, and Gut Infections
✔ Backed by Research for Antibacterial & Gut-Supportive Effects
Bai Tou Weng (Chinese Pulsatilla Root)
| Section | Details |
|---|---|
| Primary Health Benefits | - Clears toxic heat and damp-heat from the intestines - Stops diarrhea, especially with blood or mucus - Calms gut inflammation and irritation - May help with bacterial or parasitic infections affecting the lower digestive tract |
| Chinese Medicine Theory | - Nature: Bitter, Cold - Channels Entered: Large Intestine and Stomach - Primary Actions: Clears heat, cools the blood, relieves dysentery-type diarrhea, and detoxifies intestinal fire |
| Why It Works (Modern View) | - Contains pulsatilla saponins, alkaloids, and flavonoids - These compounds are shown to fight harmful gut bacteria, reduce inflammation, and modulate immune response in the gut |
| Pairs Well With | - Huang Bai (Phellodendron Bark): enhances heat-clearing and damp-drying effects - Qin Pi (Ash Bark): for inflammation and diarrhea - Huang Lian (Coptis): powerful for toxic heat in the intestines - Mu Xiang (Aucklandia): balances digestion when using cold, bitter herbs |
| PubMed-Backed Research | - Antibacterial and Antiparasitic Effects: Pulsatilla saponins effective against intestinal pathogensPMID: 29580099 |
| -Reduces Colitis Symptoms:Anti-inflammatory effect on intestinal lining PMID: 32200926 |
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| -Modulates Gut Immunity: Helps protect gut barrier and reduce immune overreaction PMID: 36533393 |
Common Name: Pulsatilla Root
Botanical Name: Pulsatillae chinensis radix
Channels/Meridians: Large Intestine, Liver, Stomach
Pin Yin Name: Bai Tou Weng
Product Properties: Bitter, Cold
Other Names: Chinese Anemone Root, Easter Flower Root, Windflower Root, Radix Pulsatillae
Other Ingredients: None, nothing has been added to this product.
Package Size: 500 Grams ( 1.1 pounds)
Form: Cut / Sliced - sizes vary
Dosage: Follow doctors instructions on how to use this herb.
Origin: China
Brand: Plum Flower, species - authenticated herbs
Cautions: Do not use if pregnant or nursing.
Naturally Occurring Chemical Components: Pulchinenoside A (also called A3), B, C (also called B4), D, saponin1, 2, betulinic acid, betulinicacid3-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside, 3-oxobetulinicacid, daucosterol, protoanemonin, anemonin), okinalin,C32H64O2, okinalein, C4H6O2.
Additional Information About Pulsatilla Root
- Clears Heat
- Cools Blood
- Clear Damp Heat
- Expel Toxins
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- Free from Chlorine
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- Aluminum Phosphate free
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- No dyes, colors, or bleaching of the herbs
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- 500 gram bag size which equal anywhere from 4 to 6 cups of herbs
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