Chinese: di yu
English: sanguisorba root, burnet-bloodwort root
Pharmaceutical: Sanguisorbae Radix
Properties: Bitter, sour, slightly cold
Standard Species: Sanguisorba officinalis L., Sanguisorba officinalis L. var. longifolia (Bert.) Yu et Li., Sanguisorba tenuifolia Fisch. var. alba Trautv. Et Mey
Sanguisorba officinalis L. - Hortus Plantae Medicinae, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Sanguisorba tenuifolia Fisch. var. alba Trautv. et Mey - Hortus Plantae Medicinae, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)