What is Ox-Knee Root or Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae?

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Ox-Knee Root Extract Achyranthes bidentata Bl Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae Twotooth Achyranthes Root Cyathula Root Chuan Niu Xi Szechwan Ox Knee Root Extract photo picture image Shen Nong Ben Cao:"Treats flaccidity and arthralgia due to pathogenic cold and dampness, spasms of the limbs, knees too painful to bend and stretch, injuries caused by heat and ulceration by fire."
 "Also treats dissipating blood stasis and qi stagnation and inducing abortion."

 The Compendium of Materia Medica:

 "Treats chills and fever of prolonged malaria, five types of strangury with hematuria, pain in the penis, dysentery, inflammation of the throat, aphthae, toothache, carbuncles, swelling and malignant boils, wounds and fractures."

 "Ox-knee root is an herb for the foot jueyin and shaoyin channels. With regard to its indications, it should roughly be used with the addition of wine to nourish the liver and kidneys, and used when raw to remove blood stasis."

 Herbs Traced to Shen Nong's Herbal Classic:

 "It is said in the book 'Dan Xi's Experiential Therapy' that ox-knee root can conduct the potency of various drugs downward, so it is suitable for addition into herbs for the treatment of pains of the bones and muscles in the lower part of the body. Although it goes downward along the muscles and tendons, it is a lubricating herb, which is inapplicable to anyone with unconsolidation of essence and qi. It should be avoided by anyone with insufficiency and sinking of qi, susceptibility to diarrhea, nocturnal emission or metrorrhagia and metrostaxis during pregnancy."

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