Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/huai-niu-xi/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/huai-niu-xi/">Bencao Index</a> huai niu xi 牛膝 Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae Achyranthes Root goshitsu useul Invigorate the Blood Kidney Liver

Invigorates Blood and dispels Blood stasis

Painful, absent or irregular periods from Blood stasis Lochia retained after childbirth Pain from traumatic injury Other pain arising from Blood stasis

Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and benefits the joints

Sore, aching lower back and knees when the Liver and Kidneys are depleted Long-standing weakness and soreness of the lower back and knees Wind-Damp Bi affecting the lower body

Guides Blood and Fire downward

Heat in the Blood of the Upper Jiao, with nosebleed, vomiting of blood or bleeding gums Toothache from Empty Fire flaring on a base of Yin deficiency Dizziness, headache and blurred vision from Liver Fire, or from Liver Yang rising on deficient Yin

Clears Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao and promotes urination

Knee pain, or painful obstruction of the lower back, when Damp-Heat sinks downward Lin (painful urinary dysfunction) or leukorrhea, in a supporting role Stone Lin with blood in the urine and pain in the lower back