Medicinals
chuān niú xī / 川牛膝 / 川牛膝 / cyathula [root]
Latin pharmacognostic name: Cyathulae Radix
Alternate English names:
Alternate Chinese names: 川膝 chuān xī
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Blood-Quickening Stasis-dispelling agents / Blood-quickening menses-regulating agents
Properties: Sweet and slightly bitter&ast
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;
Dosage & Method:
Oral: Decoct (4.5–9g), steep in wine, or use in powders etc.
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