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Latin pharmacognostic name: Spatholobi Caulis

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Spatholobus suberectus Dunn. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Spatholobus suberectus Dunn*; Mucuna birdwooodiana Tutcher; Millettia dielsiana Harms; Millettia nitida benth.

Use: Medicinal

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

Properties: Acrid, bitter, sweet; warm.

Channel entry: Liver channels.

Indications:

• Quickens the blood, supplements the blood, and regulates menstruation: Painful menstruation, amenorrhea, menstrual irregularities, and postpartum stasis obstruction abdominal pain.
• Soothes the sinews and quickens the network vessels: Numbness or paralysis of the limbs; wind-damp impediment pain. Owing to confusion in the marketplace, Dà xuè téng (大血藤 Sargentodoxae Caulis, sargentodoxa [stem]) is commonly sold as jī xuè téng. For this reason, care must be taken to purchase this medicinal from suppliers that are aware of proper identification issues.

Dosage & Method: Oral: 10–30g in decoctions. It may also be prepared as a medicinal liquor or decocted down into a paste.

Product Area: Spatholobus suberectus: Guǎngdōng. Mucuna birdwoodiana: Guǎngxī. Millettia nitida: Jiāngxī, Fújiàn, Yúnnán, Sìchuān.

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