White Ox Knee (Achyranthes alba)

白牛膝bái niú xīBainiuxi

Achyranthes alba · Plant

Achyranthes, standing in for Achyranthes alba
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contraindicated in pregnancy; caution with bleeding disorders.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists White Ox Knee for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Lower Back PainJoint PainSwelling SyndromeWind-damp Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says White Ox Knee does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit Blood CirculationBenefit Liver KidneyBenefit MenstruationBenefit Urinary

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Achyranthes alba and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Blood Circulation0 records
  • Benefit Liver Kidney0 records
  • Benefit Menstruation0 records
  • Benefit Urinary0 records
  • Lower Back Pain0 records
  • Joint Pain0 records
  • Swelling Syndrome0 records
  • Wind-damp Syndrome0 records