Medicinals
jī xuè téng / 鸡血藤 / 雞血藤 / spatholobus [stem]
Latin pharmacognostic name: Spatholobi Caulis
Alternate English names:
Alternate Chinese names:
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Blood-Quickening Stasis-dispelling 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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