Qi Tonics
Niu Bi Shuan (Leaf or root of Chinese fortunearia)
Name
Niu Bi Shuan (Leaf or root of Chinese fortunearia)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh twig or leaf of Fortunearia sinensis Rehd. et wils. (Family Hamamelidaceae), growing in forests on mountain slopes or in crevices, and distributed in Shaanxi, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Sichuan province.
The Effect of 牛鼻栓
Property
Bitter, astringent, neutral; kidney meridian entered.
Actions
Twig or leaf is used to refresh qi and promote the tissue regeneration, as hemostatic, for the treatment of deficiency of qi, internal injury caused by overstrain, externally for traumatic bleeding.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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