Niu Xi - Achyranthes Root (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae)

Properties: Neutral, Bitter, Sour. Channels: Liver, Kidney

Action and indication: Blood stasis: dysmenorrhea, lochia, amenorrhea.

Strengthens sinew and bone: Low Back Pain due to Liver and Kidney deficiency.   (Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang)  

Damp-heat in lower jiao: bi pain, stone dysuria, leukorrhea.          

Moves blood downward in body: blood heat or deficiency heat in upper body, Liver Yang rising. (Yu Nu Jian, Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang)

Contraindicated: pregnancy, Spleen deficiency diarrhea, excessive menstruation / spermatorrhea.

Don't use with Bai qian.               

Chuan niu xi - Cyathula: Neutral, Sweet, Bitter, less tonifying, better for wind-damp. (Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang, Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin)

Dose: 9-15 g 

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