What is the medicinal value of Sichuan Cyathula

We know that there are many plants around us, some of which we can name, and a large part of which we don’t know. Just like the plant I am going to talk about, Chinese medicine must know it because it is a traditional Chinese medicine. It is called Sichuan Niuxi. The name is very special, but don’t underestimate it. It is a very valuable traditional Chinese medicine. Let’s learn together what the medicinal value of Sichuan Niuxi is?

The height of Sichuan Achyranthes bidentata is 40~100 cm. The main root is cylindrical, with a diameter of 0.8 to 1.5 cm and a brown outer skin. The lower part of the stem is nearly cylindrical, the middle part is nearly quadrangular, sparsely covered with rough hairs, and the nodes are slightly swollen. The stalks are oval to narrow oval, 3-13 cm long, 1.5-5 cm wide, with acuminate tip, base cuneate or broad cuneate, entire, densely overlapping prostrate rough hairs above, densely growing soft hairs below;

1. Used for symptoms such as amenorrhea caused by blood stasis, postpartum pain, and pain caused by falls.

Sichuan Achyranthes bidentata is good at promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is often used together with other medicines such as radix erythrorhizome, persica kernel, angelica sinensis, and yanhusuo to treat various blood stasis diseases in gynecology and traumatology. It can not only promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation, but also remove blood stasis and heal injuries.

2. Used for pain in waist and knees, and weakness in feet and knees.

Sichuan Achyranthes bidentata is good at descending 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.

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

Sichuan Achyranthes bidentata has a bitter and descending nature, can lead blood downward, and conduct heat downward, and can treat symptoms of blood heat in the upper part of the body. It is often used with Platycladus orientalis leaves, Imperata root, Thistle, etc. to treat vomiting blood and epistaxis. It can also be combined with yin-nourishing and heat-clearing drugs such as Rehmannia glutinosa and Gypsum to treat swollen and painful gums, which are symptoms of yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire. It can also treat hyperactivity of liver yang, upward movement of qi and blood, headache and dizziness, and is often used with liver-calming drugs such as magnetite, dragon bone, and oyster.

After reading the introduction, we clearly know its efficacy. Chinese plants are very special. Each one is a herb. Such inconspicuous little plants can have so many uses. Each medicine is irreplaceable, just like Sichuan Achyranthes bidentata is so inconspicuous among the weeds, but it has many efficacy, so each Chinese medicine is very unique.