Tu Niu Xi
Tu Niu Xi: activate blood and dissipate blood stasis, dispel dampness and promote diuresis, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Name
Tu Niu Xi (Achyranthes Aspera)
Nature and action
Nature
Bitter, sour, neutral; liver and kidney channels.
Actions
Activate blood and dissipate blood stasis, dispel dampness and promote diuresis, clear heat and remove toxicity.
When it is used
Stranguria, abdominal mass, urine with blood, malaria, edema, dysentery, traumatic injury, diphtheria, barbiers, rheumatoid arthritis, amenorrhea, sores.
Dose
Decoction 9~15 g or 30~60 g of fresh product. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or pounded into juice for ear drop, or pounded into powder for puffing through throat.
Cations
It is contraindicated to pregnant women.
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