What are the functions and effects of Chinese medicine Achyranthes bidentata

Our country's traditional Chinese medicine is quite famous, and the research on it has never stopped for thousands of years. Everyone believes that the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is miraculous. Among the tens of thousands of medicinal materials in my country, Achyranthes bidentata is just one of them. The traditional Chinese medicine Achyranthes bidentata is a herb that mainly grows in Henan. It has now been cultivated in many places. Everyone must be more concerned about the medicinal effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Achyranthes bidentata. Now let’s talk about this issue in detail.

Introduction to the medicinal effects of Chinese medicine Achyranthes bidentata and the diseases it can treat:

1. To treat pain in waist and legs, no matter the cause is kidney deficiency, rheumatism or trauma, Achyranthes bidentata is a commonly used medicine.

For kidney deficiency and low back pain, Achyranthes bidentata has a tonic effect, but it must be combined with Eucommia ulmoides, Cibotium barometz, Dipsacus asper, Viscum album and other medicines to enhance the tonic effect. Huqian Pills can also be used.

For rheumatic low back and leg pain, Achyranthes bidentata can lead the medicine downward, enhance the effects of dispelling wind, dampness and pain, and is often combined with Trachelospermum erythrorhizon, Pittosporum tobira bark, Polygonum multiflorum, Atractylodes lancea, etc.

For low back and leg pain caused by injuries, Achyranthes bidentata can promote blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis, but it must be combined with other blood-activating and liver-kidney-tonifying drugs, such as the Diudao Yaotong San.

2. To treat gonorrhea, the experience of our ancestors says that "Achyranthes bidentata is the essential medicine for treating gonorrhea".

But in fact, it is mainly used to treat gonorrhea with hematuria and low back pain, such as stranguria with stones (especially suitable for kidney stones), so Achyranthes bidentata is used as an auxiliary medicine in the kidney stone prescription. As for heat stranguria (such as urethritis) with difficulty and pain in urination, you can use Achyranthes bidentata with Angelica sinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc., such as Achyranthes bidentata soup.

3. Treat dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea and late menstruation caused by qi and blood stasis . It has the effects of contracting the uterus and relieving pain, removing blood stasis and dredging menstruation. It is often used with Siwu Decoction, cinnamon, codonopsis, etc., to combine regulating menstruation with regulating qi and blood.

4. It can treat rheumatic pain not only for rheumatic low back pain , but also for rheumatic pain in the limbs. It is often taken together with Pieris salsa, Angelica dahurica, Millettia reticulata, etc.

5. Treatment of hypertension: patients with hyperactivity of liver yang suffer from headache, dizziness and blurred vision. This product can be used in combination with Eucommia ulmoides, lodestone, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Tribulus terrestris, etc., such as Pinggan Jiangya Decoction. This recipe can also be used for headaches caused by cerebral vasospasm.

6. It is suitable for treating swollen and painful gums caused by virtual fire (such as periodontal disease). The ancients said that it can lead blood downward and relieve blood heat in the head. The prescription is Jiawei Qingwei San, or use 30g of Achyranthes bidentata, 30g of Rehmannia glutinosa, and 3-g of magnetite, decocted in water and taken orally.