Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Neutral
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Sour, Neutral
- Channels Entered
- LIV, KI
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Radix Achyranthis
- Chinese
- 牛膝
- Tone Marks
- niú xī
- Translation
- Local Ox's Knee
Chinese Herb Actions
- Drains Fire and Reduces Toxins For painful or swollen throat, especially effective for treating diphtheria and pneumonia.
- Clears Heat Toxins on the Skin For abscess or skin sores. Also used to relieve poisons from snakebite.
- Invigorates the Blood Used in treating amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 15-30 grams.
- Part used: root.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy.
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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