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    Heat-Clearing, Blood-Cooling, Lochia-Clearing & Antidiabetic Sovereign (清热凉血 / 消肿止痛活血化瘀排恶露降血糖生肌药)

    红火筒树 / 火筒树 / 细齿火筒树 / 爪哇红火筒 — Leea rubra Blume ex Spreng. (syn. Leea coccinea Planch.)

    Pinyin: Hónghuǒtǒngshù / Huǒtǒngshù · Malay: Memali Merah / Mali-mali Merah / Pokok Memali Merah · Family: Vitaceae (葡萄科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool (微寒 / 凉)

    Flavor

    Sweet, astringent, slightly bitter (甘、涩、微苦)

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Heart (心), Spleen (脾), Large Intestine (大肠)

    Traditional Edict

    Red Leea (Memali Merah). Flat-topped corymbs of bright scarlet-red flowers and dark purple berries. Clears blood-heat, activates circulation to purge retained postpartum lochia, soothes stomach ulcers, and lowers blood sugar in diabetes.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Shade-dry scarlet flowers to preserve anthocyanins. Contraindicated during active pregnancy (blood-activating dynamics). High safety profile.

    Clinical Applications

    • Postpartum lochia retention and pelvic soreness, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, acute bleeding hemorrhoids, acute bacillary dysentery, and superficial burn wounds.

    Quality Markers

    Quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside >= 1.00%, Cyanidin-3-glucoside, Gallic Acid & Lupeol (HPLC MHM standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Cyanidin-3-glucoside and quercetin glycosides strengthen vascular capillary basement membranes, reducing fragility and arresting hemorrhoidal bleeding. 2. Gallic acid stimulates GLUT4 glucose uptake. 3. Myometrial lochial clearance.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN POSTPARTUM LOCHIAL CLEARANCE BROTH: 20-30 g dried roots or leaves boiled with Temulawak and ginger in 500 mL water for 25 min. Antidiabetic tea: 15-20 g dried leaves daily. Topical burn salve: 30-50 g fresh leaves pounded with coconut oil.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Postpartum Uterine Recovery Synergy with Labisia pumila (Kacip Fatimah) and Curcuma xanthorrhiza. 2. Glycemic-Lowering Red Leea Tea with Orthosiphon stamineus.

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