What are the effects of Beiliu Jinu

Northern Liujinu is a common Chinese medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. It can treat rheumatic bone pain, stop bleeding and relieve pain. If it is used with related medicines, it can have more effects. For example, for women with irregular menstruation, boiling Northern Liujinu with Angelica sinensis has the effect of treating irregular menstruation. People with indigestion and food accumulation can use Beiliu Jinu together with hawthorn for decoction treatment.

The Northern Liujinu is 30 to 80 cm long and is covered with short hair. The roots are short, curved and slightly branched. The stem is cylindrical, ribbed, and some have branches on the upper part. The surface is brown or black-brown. It is brittle and easy to break. The cross section is yellow-white and hollow or has white pith. The leaves are opposite, mostly fall off and break, while the intact ones are deeply pinnate and dark green. The raceme is terminal, the flowers have short stalks, the calyx is long tubular, yellow-brown to black-brown, with 10 obvious longitudinal ridges, 5 lobes at the apex, and the corolla is brown-yellow and mostly falls off. The capsule is narrowly ovate-elliptical, slightly shorter than the calyx, and brown-black. The seeds are tiny. Slight odor, light taste.

"Rihuazi Materia Medica" says: "It can treat heart and stomach pain, relieve gas, bloating, blood qi, relieve women's constipation, and stop cholera diarrhea." "Bencao Jingshu" says: "Liu Ji Nu, bitter can descend, pungent and warm can promote circulation, blood can flow when it is heated, so it can relieve blood and bloating. People in the past called it an important medicine for wounds, and it can also treat postpartum diseases, bleeding and pain relief, because it can promote blood circulation quickly."

Therefore, Northern Liujinu is a traditional Chinese medicine which is not cheap but has very complete functions. It is recommended that every household should prepare some Beiliujinu, which can come in handy when encountering injuries. Especially for women with menstrual abnormalities, they can take Beiliujinu. Moreover, Chinese medicine is healthier and safer than Western medicine.