Niu Xi
| Niu Xi in TCM:Explore the properties of Niu Xi according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: cyathula, medicinal cyathula root
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Cyathulae
Properties: bitter, sour, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: KD, LV
Flavors: bitter, sour
Special Properties:
circulates blood, clears heat, clears damp
Alternate Forms:
- chuan niu xi - more for invigorating blood and clearing
damp-heat
- huai niu xi - more for tonifying LV and KI and for
inducing downward movement of blood
- note: sheng (raw and/or fresh) is for invigorating, clearing, or inducing
downward movement
- note: zhi (fried) is more for tonifying
Actions / Indications:
- Invigorates blood and expels blood stasis (postpartum
abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, lochioschesis, lower back
and knee pain due to blood stasis)
- Tonifies LV and KD; strengthens bones and sinews
(lumbago, pain, soreness, and weak of low back, knees)
- Clears Damp Heat in the lower jiao (hematuria, damp-heat
knee pain or low back pain: burning lin syndrome or edema; vaginal discharge)
- Induces downward movement of blood (reckless movement
of hot blood causing bleeding, Stomach fire, or LV yang rising: dizziness,
headache, blurred vision)
Special Notes:
- Niu Xi is the name that refers to both Chuan Niu Xi and Huai Niu Xi.
Contraindications:
- (cc: pregnancy)
- (cc: diarrhea due to SP deficiency)
- (cc: weak KI qi with excessive menstruation, spermatorrhea)
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