Niu Xi
Achyranthis bidentatae Radix
bitter, sour, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Circulate Blood
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Low back pain
- Joint pain
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Retained lochia
- Pain from trauma
- Vaginal discharge
- Painful urinary dribbling
- Hematuria
- Epistaxis
- Hematemesis
- Toothache
- Bleeding gums
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Blurred vision
Niu Xi is bitter, sour, and neutral. It enters the liver and kidneys systems. It’s bitter property drains out damp heat in the lower jiao while its sour property stabilizes the liver blood and kidney hormones to strengthen tendons, ligaments, and bones.
Channels: liver, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Abdominal mass
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Hypertension
- Antitumor
- Blood in the urine
- Menstrual irregularities
- Labor induction
- Carbuncles
- Blurring eyes
- Knee pain
- Back pain
- Kidney stones
- Soft tissue injuries
Formulas:
- Da Ying Jian
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Ji Chuan Jian
- Jing Qian Fang
- Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Si Miao Wan
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yu Nu Jian
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
Contraindications: do not prescribe Niu Xi to pregnant patients or to patients with bleeding disorders
Zoo Image: a roadrunner leans against a store called the Glamorous Liver and Kidney and wants to get inside before his knees get weaker, there is a mannequin wearing bows on its knees, another picture for the unprepared form shows a roadrunner wearing damp heat shorts going down stairs carrying a lantern knocks over a GYN urn and now blood is flowing