Niuqi and Achyranthes bidentata

There are various Chinese medicines commonly used in our lives, and when treating diseases, the therapeutic effect of Chinese medicine is much better than that of traditional Chinese medicine, and the side effects on the body are also less. Niuqi is a common Chinese medicine in our lives. This important herb is called Sichuan Achyranthes bidentata in scientific name. The main effect of this Chinese medicine is to remove fire and clear heat. It belongs to cold medicine. So what is the difference between Niuqi and Achyranthes bidentata?

What are the aliases of Achyranthes bidentata?

Alias: Baibei, ox stem, foot pedal, iron ox knee, Dunniuxi, Huainiuxi, Huaixi, Zhenxi, Huaixi, earth ox knee, Huainiuxi, red ox knee, ox knee, ox knee cap, sticky grass root, ox arm knee, wild buffalo knee, bone-setting pill, ox knee cap.

The efficacy and function of Achyranthes bidentata

1. Activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Achyranthes bidentata has the effects of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, guiding blood downward. It is mainly used to treat blood stasis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain caused by blood stasis after childbirth, etc.

2. Strengthening tendons and tonifying kidneys. Achyranthes bidentata has the effect of tonifying the liver and kidneys, strengthening tendons and bones. It is mainly used to treat bruises, sore waist and knees, and weak tendons and bones.

3. Diuretic and stranguria-relieving Achyranthes bidentata has the effect of diuresis and stranguria-relieving. It is mainly used to treat hot stranguria, hematuria, stranguria with stones, painful and swollen ulcers.

What is better to eat with Achyranthes bidentata?

Wolfberry: can nourish the liver and kidneys and improve eyesight.

Luffa: can clear away heat, reduce phlegm, and nourish the liver and kidneys.

Corn: can delay aging and enhance memory.

Morinda officinalis: can treat cold pain in the waist and knees.

What should I pay attention to when eating Achyranthes bidentata?

1. The dosage of Achyranthes bidentata decoction for internal use is 6 to 15 grams.

2. Achyranthes bidentata should not be eaten with beef.

How to identify the real and fake Achyranthes bidentata

Authentic Achyranthes bidentata

The appearance is a slender cylindrical, some are slightly curved, thicker at the upper end and slightly thinner at the lower end, 15 to 50 cm long, up to 90 cm long, 0.5 to 1 cm in diameter, the surface is earthy yellow or light brown, with slightly twisted and fine longitudinal wrinkles, long horizontal lenticels and sparse fine root marks; it is hard and brittle, easy to break, with a flat cross-section and slightly horny; it has a special odor and tastes slightly sweet and astringent.

Fake taste of Achyranthes bidentata

It is in irregular block shape, with thick rhizomes, many branches, coiled nodules, and many stem residues with round depressions. The fibrous roots are thin and clustered, slender and cylindrical like a horsetail, about 40 cm long, dark gray on the surface, with annular cracks, which often peel off to expose the wood; the heartwood is tough and not easy to break, the cross-section of the cortex is grayish white and narrow, about 1/3 of the wood; it has a faint smell, no special odor, and tastes light.