The efficacy and function of white cyathula

The traditional Chinese medicine white Achyranthes bidentata is a very good Chinese medicinal material. It has a very good effect in regulating the body and is also widely used in medicine. Let’s take a look together.

[Alias] Xiaojiuzhanniu (Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan), Jiugu Niuxi, Changshengen (Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the root of the dogwood vine of the Caryophyllaceae family. Dig it up in late summer and early autumn, remove the stems and leaves, wash and dry it.

[Habitat distribution] Produced in Yunnan.

[Properties] The dried roots are slender and cylindrical, 12 to 45 cm long, 3 to 6 mm in diameter, and grayish yellow. The surface is longitudinally wrinkled, slightly twisted, sometimes branched, and has transverse lenticels. It is hard and brittle, easy to break, with a waxy cross-section, grayish white bark and yellowish wood. It has a faint smell and tastes sweet and slightly bitter. The best ones have grayish-yellow skin, a fine and soft heart, and a sweet taste.

[Chemical composition] The root contains a variety of oligosaccharides (composed of three to eight monosaccharides), all of which are galactosides of sucrose, including lycheose, isolycheose and raffinose; in addition, it also contains sucrose. The seeds contain small amounts of lychnosyl and isolychnosyl derivative sugars.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, light, and cool.

【Functions and indications】 Cooling blood, promoting blood circulation, removing dampness and reducing swelling. It is used to treat amenorrhea, retrograde menstruation, traumatic injuries, rheumatic joint pain, gonorrhea, edema, scrofula, carbuncle and swelling.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian; soak in wine or stew chicken.

【Note】 "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "Pregnant women should not take it."

[Additional prescription] ① Treating pain in the muscles and bones due to falls: 5 qian of Children's Thigh-joint Beef, 3 qian of Small Red Ginseng, 2 qian of Rubia cordifolia, and 2 qian of Small Aucklandia lappa. Soak three or two pieces of wine. Take three grams each time, twice a day. (Commonly used herbal medicines among the people of Kunming)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica".

After reading the above detailed introduction to the effects and functions of white Achyranthes bidentata, I believe many friends already know the benefits of white Achyranthes bidentata. It can be seen that white Achyranthes bidentata is very beneficial to our human body. If you need it, you might as well give it a try.