Ji Xue Teng #

Spatholobi Caulis #

bitter, sweet, warm

PRIMARY FUNCTION: #

Circulate Blood

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:

• Menstrual disorders
  • Subclinical anemia
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Amenorrhea
• Musculoskeletal disorders
  • Numbness in the extremities
  • Knee pain
  • Low back pain
  • Arthritis
  • Weakness of the extremities
  • Paralysis
• Vertigo

Ji Xue Teng is bitter, sweet, and warm. It enters the heart, liver, and spleen systems to drain out cold blood stagnation patterns while at the same time nourishing the blood.

Ji Xue Teng can treat numbness in the extremities because it both nourishes and moves the blood. It is particularly useful for the treatment of wind damp patterns and for treating the elderly who suffer from weakness in the extremities.

Channels: liver, heart, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:

• Anemia
• Motor impairment of the extremities
• Numbness
• Diabetic neuropathy
• Menstrual disorders
• Premenstrual syndrome
• Arthritis

Formulas:

• Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang

Contraindications: Ji Xue Teng should not be prescribed to patients with menorrhagia

Zoo Image: an old roadrunner with cotton balls on its knees is watching a Kotex commercial while receiving blood

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