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Latin pharmacognostic name: Cyathulae Radix

Alternate Chinese names: 川膝 chuān xī

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Cyathula officinalis Kuan. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Cyathula officinalis Kuan*; Cyathula capitata (Wall.) Moq.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Blood-quickening stasis-transforming agents / Blood-quickening menses-regulating agents

Properties: Sweet and slightly bitter*; balanced*; nontoxic.

Channel entry: Liver and kidney channels.

Indications:

Dispels wind; disinhibits dampness; frees menstruation; quickens the blood.

wind-damp lumbar and knee pain; wilting (wěi) of the lower extremities; hypertonicity of the sinews; blood strangury; bloody urine; amenorrhea; concretions and conglomerations.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (4.5–9g), steep in wine, or use in powders etc.

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