Teasel root Dipsaci Radix
Medicines that tonify yangWarm
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Traditional recorded function
Tonify the liver and kidney, strengthen bones and muscles, stop bleeding and calm the fetus, treat injuries and promote fracture healing
1. Used for low back pain and weak legs, wind-damp arthralgia, and traumatic injuries, fractures, swelling, and pain due to insufficiency of the Liver and Kidney. 2. Used for threatened miscarriage, abnormal uterine bleeding, or menorrhagia due to weakness of the Liver and Kidney and disharmony of the Chong and Ren meridians.
Nature & taste
BitterSweetPungentWarm
Meridians entered
LiverKidney
Classical source
Middle grade《神農本草經》
味苦微溫。主治傷寒,補不足,金創癰傷折跌,續筋骨,婦人乳難。久服益氣力。一名龍豆,一名屬折。生山谷。
Herbal properties
Slightly warmReinforcingAscendingAstringentMoistening
Found in these formulas
Arborvitae Seed Pill for Gynecological DisordersFormula to Delay MenstruationMeridian-Warming Blood-Containing DecoctionQi-Assisting Leakage-Repairing DecoctionSanbi TangShou Tai Wan (Fetal Longevity Pill)