What are the functions and effects of Achyranthes bidentata?

The efficacy and function of Achyranthes bidentata can be manifested in the treatment of postpartum blood stasis or traumatic injuries in women, so it has a good effect in the treatment of gynecological diseases. It can also treat hematuria and difficulty urinating.

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

Achyranthes bidentata is good at promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is often used together with other medicines such as radix ophiopogonis, 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.

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.

Achyranthes bidentata is bitter and can drain blood downward, conduct heat downward, and 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 be used to treat hyperactivity of liver yang, upward flow of qi and blood, headache and dizziness. It is often used together with liver-calming drugs such as magnetite, dragon bone, and oyster.