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Herb Documents

Properties & Channels

Drug Interactions

Incompatible Herbs

Toxic or Endangered

Latin Name Notes

Ji Xue Teng (Spatholobus, Millettia Root and Vine)

Herb 12 of 34 in Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation

Ji Xue Teng (Caulis Milletiae Seu Spatholobi)

Channels:
HT, LIV, SP

Properties:
Bitter, Sweet, Warm

Latin Name:
Caulis Milletiae Seu Spatholobi

Ji Xue Teng means "Chicken Blood Vine"

Actions

Moves and Tonifies Blood
Important herb for gynecological disorders including dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, irregular menses due to Blood stasis or deficiency.
Opens the Channels and Relaxes the Tendons
For numbness, Bi Zheng, musculoskeletal pain, low back pain, knee pain, or joint soreness from Wind-Damp with Blood Deficiency or stasis. For paralysis or vertigo due to Blood Stasis or Wind-Stroke.

Contraindications and Cautions

Do not use during pregnancy
Do not use during hypermenorrhea

Herb-Drug Interactions

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Toxicity and Overdose

None Noted

Dosage

9-15 grams in decoction (Bensky)
10-15 grams in decoction, maximum does is 30 grams (Chen)

References

Herbs

13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition)
- Dan Bensky

25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article)
- Fugh-Berman A.

17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition)
- Him Che. Yeung

12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition)
- John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen

26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition)
- Max Wichtl

Formulas

15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition)
- Dan Bensky

18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition)
- Him Che. Yeung

16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition)
- Qiao Yi

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