ancient wisdom · Herb
Twotoothed Achyranthes Root; Root of Twotooth Achyranthes
Twotoothed Achyranthes Root; Root of Twotooth Achyranthes. Class: Blood Activating Stasis Removing Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Sweet; Sour; Calm. Meridians: Liver; Kidney
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Niu Xi
中文名 (Chinese)
牛膝
Latin Name
Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix; Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
English Name
Twotoothed Achyranthes Root; Root of Twotooth Achyranthes
Alias Names
百倍牛茎脚斯蹬铁牛膝杜牛膝怀牛膝怀夕真夕怀膝土牛膝淮牛膝红牛膝牛磕膝牛克膝牛盖膝粘草子根牛胳膝盖野牛充膝接骨丹牛盖膝头
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Sweet; Sour; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Kidney
Part Used
Root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Blood Activating Stasis Removing Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
活血祛瘀药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To replenish the liver and the kidney, to strengthen the tendons and bones, to eliminate blood stasis and stimulate menstrual discharge, and to lead the blood to flow downward.
Indication (主治)
Aching in lumbus and knees, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, dysmenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis abdominal pain, concretion and conglomeration, retention of placenta , heat strangury, blood strangury, knocks and falls, swollen welling abscess and malign sore, swelling pain in throat.
Clinical Manifestations
1. inhibiting the progress of experimental arthritis in animals, and antiphlogistic and antioncotic.2. its decoction or infusion induce concentration of gravid or ungravid uterus in experimental animals.3. its decoction exerts a transient hypotensive and
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