Achyranthes bidentata has strong effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is often used for muscle pain and joint swelling and pain caused by traumatic injury, and can also be used for lumbar muscle strain and neck and shoulder pain, which has the effect of reducing swelling and relieving pain. Especially for arthritis, numbness of limbs, hemiplegia, gout and other diseases caused by rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis, the therapeutic effect is remarkable. Achyranthes bidentata can be used for treating sore throat, sore mouth and tongue, swollen gums, diphtheria, acute and chronic pharyngitis, hemorrhoid, diarrhea, etc.

Matters needing attention in the use of Achyranthes bidentata

Because Achyranthes bidentata has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, pregnant women should not take any medicine for diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, wet dream's nocturnal emission, menorrhagia, dishes containing Achyranthes bidentata in medicinal diet, etc., so as to prevent abortion caused by uterine contraction. People with qi deficiency should try not to take it, otherwise blindly taking Achyranthes bidentata will easily affect their health.

If the pain of waist and knee is caused by damp heat, it can be used equally with Atractylodes lancea and Cortex Phellodendri, such as arthralgia due to rheumatism and joint pain of lower limbs, and can be used together with Papaya, Fangji and Radix Angelicae Pubescentis to give full play to the medicinal value of unearthed Achyranthes bidentata.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Achyranthes bidentata, People's Daily-three kinds of traditional Chinese medicines are "very harmful to the kidney". Experts remind us to use it with caution.