Leaf Sheath Fibres of Fortune Windmill Palm

Traditional Use

Primary Actions

• Astringes to stop bleeding - Zong Lv Pi is classically used for uterine bleeding, hematuria, hematemesis, hematochezia, and other bleeding disorders.
• Supports topical hemostasis and wound care - external use includes cuts, traumatic bleeding, and localized lesions needing drying and restraint.
• Restrains leakage - older indications extend to leukorrhea and lingering intestinal or damp leakage patterns.

Secondary Actions

• The charred form `Zong Lv Tan` is usually considered stronger for hemostasis than the raw petiole fiber.
• Unlike blood-cooling herbs that also move or clear stasis, Zong Lv Pi is mainly an astringent stopping herb, so it is usually paired with other medicinals according to cause.

Classic Formulas

• Shi Hui San - classic blood-heat bleeding formula in which charred palm fiber helps arrest bleeding by astringency.
• Zong Pu San - palm-and-cattail pairing logic for uterine or lower-burner bleeding.
• Zong Lv Pi with Ce Bai Ye or Bai Mao Gen - common hemostatic combination style across different bleeding sites.

Classical References

• Traditional references describe Zong Lv Pi as bitter, astringent, and neutral, entering the Liver and Spleen to arrest bleeding.
• The medicinal material is the fibrous petiole or sheath layer of Trachycarpus fortunei rather than the seed, fruit, or ornamental palm canopy.
• This page keeps the monograph narrow because its traditional identity is more about astringent hemostasis than about broad systemic pharmacology.