What is Ox-Knee Root or Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae?

Contents

• Basic Botanical data and Identification of Ox-Knee Root.
• Origin of Ox-knee root.
• Phytochemicals and Main constituents.
• Functions and Medicinal Uses of Ox-knee root in TCM.
• Applications of Ox-knee root.
• Pharmacology of Ox-knee root Constituents:Inokosterone and Ecdysterone.
• How to use Ox-knee Root:Dosage and Administration.
• Reference Materials of Ox-knee Root.
• Modern Researches of Ox-knee Root.
• Research Update:Ox-knee Root.

Phytochemicals and Main constituents.:

inokosterone, C₂₇H₄₄O₇-1/2H₂O; ecdysterone,C₂₇H₄₄O₇ (0.018%~0.032%); oleanolic acid, C₃₀H₄₈O₃(0.186%~2.190%).
 Other Phytochemicals:Rubrosterone;Abs;ABAB;glycine;glutamic acid;arginine;tyrosine; betaine; sucrose;etc.

Reference:

• 1.What is Ox-Knee Root or Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae?

This article written and edited via herbalist of MDidea Extracts Professional. They run a range of online descriptions about this herb,including general information related and summarized updating discoveries from findings of professional scientisits this field related.Describe style aimed to form a useful detecting literature space where the intertwined threshold and related questions raise out and visualize themselves.

♣ last edit date:18th,Oct.2010.