Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
Huai Niu Xi 懷牛膝
Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae Achyranthes Root
Also known as Niu Xi
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Neutral
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Sour, Neutral
- Channels Entered
- LIV, KID
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
- Chinese
- 懷牛膝
- Tone Marks
- huái niú xī
- Also Known As
- Niu Xi
- Translation
- Ox Knee from Huai
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not pregnancy or heavy menstrual bleeding
Chinese Herb Notes
- This herb is stronger than Chuan Niu Xi at strengthening bone and tendon, and tonifying the Kidney and Liver
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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