The efficacy and function of Niuteng

Many people don’t know what Niu Teng is, but Chinese medicine uses Niu Teng to treat female dysmenorrhea and gynecological diseases. Some people also use Achyranthes bidentata to make wine. Niu Teng is very common and often used in traditional Chinese medicine. It has a good effect on diseases related to blood stasis, such as dysmenorrhea, blood stasis and other related diseases. This article introduces the effects and functions of Niu Teng as well as its medicinal contraindications. Let’s take a look.

1. The efficacy and function of Niuteng

1. Huai Niuxigong nourishes the liver and kidneys, and strengthens the waist and knees: it is used for soreness of muscles and bones, weakness of feet and knees, and pain in waist and knees caused by liver and kidney deficiency.

2. Sichuan Achyranthes bidentata is good at promoting blood circulation, dredging menstruation and removing rheumatism. It is used for blood stasis, amenorrhea and rheumatic pain. This medicine has a downward tendency and is specifically used to treat upward inflammation and upper bleeding. Therefore, it is often used for symptoms such as red eyes, swollen throat, vomiting blood, and epistaxis caused by upward inflammation of virtual fire or blood heat. For various gynecological and traumatological diseases caused by blood stasis, it is often used together with drugs such as radix paeoniae suffruticosa, peach kernel, angelica sinensis, and yanhusuo, which can not only promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation, but also remove blood stasis and heal injuries.

3. There is also a kind of wild native Achyranthes bidentata, which is the wild species of Achyranthes bidentata of the Amaranthaceae family and the roots and rhizomes of Achyranthes bidentata on blunt leaves of Willow Leaf Achyranthes bidentata and Achyranthes bidentata on rough hairs. It is usually used raw and is good at purging heat and detoxifying.

4. Achyranthes bidentata is downward-moving in nature and enters the liver and kidney meridians. It can nourish the liver and kidneys, strengthen the tendons and bones, and also promote blood circulation and benefit the joints. It is a commonly used medicine for treating diseases of the waist, knees and lower limbs. For waist and knee pain caused by liver and kidney deficiency, it is often used together with Atractylodes lancea, Cibotium bark, papaya, etc.; for waist and knee joint pain caused by damp heat, it is often used together with Atractylodes lancea, Phellodendron chinense, etc.; for rheumatic pain and lower limb joint pain, it can be used together with papaya, Stephania tetrandra, Angelica dahurica, etc.

5. Used for symptoms such as vomiting blood, epistaxis, swollen and painful gums, headache and dizziness.

6. Used for symptoms such as difficult urination, dribbling and painful urination, and hematuria.

2. Contraindications of the use of Achyranthes bidentata

1. Those who suffer from sinking of Qi in the middle part, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, weak lower abdomen, menorrhagia and pregnant women should not take it.

2. Do not use if you have not had menstruation for a long time or if you suspect you are pregnant. Do not use it in upper-burner medicines. Avoid using it if you have persistent uterine bleeding.

3. Those who suffer from nocturnal emissions and spermatorrhea should avoid this.

4. It is not suitable for patients with diarrhea, spleen deficiency and soreness of legs and knees.

5. Those with cold internal organs, loose stools, and weak lower body should avoid using it.

6. It is forbidden to use in case of insufficient vital energy and spontaneous urination.