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Tu Niu Xi / Achyranthes Root
Tu Niu Xi
Taste: Bitter, Sour • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Relieve Toxicity

Dosage

15-30g

Actions

1. Drains fire & relieves toxicity: for sore, swollen, & painful throat. Especially useful in treating diptheria.

2. Clears heat toxin: for abscesses & sores of the skin. Also used as an antidote for poisonous snakebite.

3. Invigorates the blood & dissipates stasis: for dysmenorrhea & amenorrhea.

Meridians

Liver, Kidney

Cautions

Contraindicated during pregnancy.