What is Ox-Knee Root or Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae?

Functions and Medicinal Uses of Ox-knee root in TCM.:

Ox-Knee Root Extract Achyranthes bidentata Bl Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae Twotooth Achyranthes Root Cyathula Root Chuan Niu Xi Szechwan Ox Knee Root Extract photo picture image Promotes blood circulation to regulate menstruation, nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens bones and muscles, induces diuresis to cure strangury (a painful discharge of urine, drop by drop) and conducts fire (blood) downward.

Blood circulation and detumescence: Huai Niu Xi(Ox knee root origined from Huai Qing area) a main composition used in recipes for blood circulation and detumescence.As to its characteristics and main functions,Huai Niu Xi or Ox Knee root from Huai Qing area of Henan China taste bitter,sour,smooth,enter liver kidney. Crude ox knee root applied for drive away gore,connect pulse and organs,treatment for women gore and slow circulation,menstrual close,dystocia and sticky amnia,rheumatism and pain,joint inflexible,wrench and frustrate,gore pain,both good at boost circulation and pain prevention,hematemesis for blood heat, throat disease and toooth pain from Yin weakness and inside heat,swimming and headache for Yin weak and untable Yang Qi.Boost urine,treatment for blood urine,urethra difficult and pain.Ox knee root drink wine decoction can be used to tonify liver and kidney,strong bone and muscle,nurish and cure deficiency of liver and kidney,waist and knee pain,limply.

Down direction herb guider: conducts fblood downward,Huai Niu Xi also functions good for Jing guidement,which means it could lead blood go below direction,so to reduce heat upgoing,thus release properties of heat lead and let out from bottom.Zhu Danxi ever noted:"(it,the ox knee root) can guide other herbs go down direction,for the bone pain lower cases,better apply it.",many herbs of TCM functions in body no lower than knee,and their power need combined with ox knee to go down below knee,so this is a very special uses of Ox Knee root.Ox-knee root acts predominantly on the lower half of the body and are used in the treatment of aching back and knees and asthenia of the lower limbs.
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Treatmenr for scarce and difficult disease: Huai Niu Xi is a good herb for scarce and difficult disease treatment.Doctor Li Shizhen noted in his famous book Ben Cao Gang Mu about ox knee root:"Niu Xi is a herb for Yin deficiency and Yin faint.Drink wine prepared ox knee root tonify liver and kidney,raw ox knee root can drive away evil blood,two kinds.",a book named Ji Yao Fang(Medicine Recipes Gather) written by Fang Yi Wu noted:"an old person suffering from disease from drench,hundred herb no function.Applied ox knee root,effective and cured...hundred herbs no function,a village herbalist boil ox knee root into concentrated decoction,named it as Di Sui Tang(Decoction drink of Earth Marrow),take 5 times daily,althoug not recovered very soon,yet appearance better day after day,got fine and recovered after many days.The ill come out 10 years later,take the ox knee root again and got cured.".an ancient book named Zhou Hou Fang(Elbow behind recipes) noted:"treatmenr for difficult urine,suffering pain in phallus,use ox knee root with leaves,boil in wine drink and take it,effect."
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From modern medicine opinion,a medicine named Mai Luo Ning Zhu She Ye(Venation Smooth Injection) main for disease of blood and heart brain,majorly obtained from ox knee root.Bath liquid made from Huai Niu Xi extraction saps good for partial body blood circulation,good treatment effects proved for waist and knee wrench,joint pain.

Application History: About the application history of Huai Niu Xi or ox knee root,folk herbalists since ancient used it a lot and make it one of the most commonly used herbs in China,as according to a book named Qing Yang Shi Zhi(Qing Yang is a city of Henan province) noted:"ever since Zhou Dynasty,all dynasties set four main herbs of Huai Qing area as tribute articles,collect yearly...."When the collect date comes,normally announce publicly for rehmannia root from Liu Jia Zhuang and Da Dao Si,wild yam from Da Lang zhai,Chrysanthemum flower from Huang Fu Cun,Ox Knee root from Xiao Miao Hou."

Ox knee Trade: Huai Niu Xi not only widely used in China as good herb for disease treatment,the trade with oversea area begins far early years,according to note from a local book named Qing Yang Xian Yi Yao Zhi:"From the 3rd year of Yong Le of Ming dynasty till the 8th year of Xuan De period(about 1405~1433.A.D.),Zheng He shipped to countries of south ocean 7 times,and started trade with countries far to east africa,local herbs from our city,such as ox knee root,wild yam,rehmannia root and chrysanthemum flower already started their trade business.".The exact date from ancient literatures not all the same,yet what makes sure the spice trade of ox knee root and other herb from Huai Qing area started early since Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty.

Food Uses: Except the value of medicine,the ox knee root is a good food source for remedy use.Local people used it a lot,such as used as spice to treat and braize meat,to make drink wine,to prepare soups.

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

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♣ last edit date:18th,Oct.2010.