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

  • balanced&ast
  • 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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