Yunnan Baiyao for Pets in Australia: Why Vets and Pet Oncologists Are Paying Attention
Yunnan Baiyao is a traditional Chinese medicine herbal formula that is used in human and veterinary medicine. Yunnan refers to the Chinese province where the herbal formula originated. Bai means white and Yao means medicine, so it’s a white medicine from Yunnan. In our bodies, blood is constantly moving to supply oxygen and other nutrients, remove waste, and protect against infection. In some circumstances, our blood is not flowing correctly, a state that traditional Chinese medicine refers to as blood stasis, or stagnant blood. In a healthy body, the blood does not stagnate. The herbal formula is often used orally in first aid and for cases in which internal bleeding is known to be occurring, such as hemoabdomen (blood in the abdominal cavity) or major traumas. One of the most common...