Ji Xue Teng
鷄血藤 jī xuè téng, "chicken blood vine"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Sweet , Bitter		Dosage: 9-15g

	Cautions: Profuse menses.		Meridians: Heart , Spleen , Liver
	Preparation: For best quality the herb should be cut into slices directly from the fresh stems then dried. The traditional processed herb-wherein the stems are first cut into pieces and dried for transport, then soaked again in water, cut into slices, and dried again-has fewer known active ingredients (37%) than the directly sliced product.		Quality: Medium thick (3-5cm), hard, reddish brown pieces with fine lingitudinal ribs. The cross section shows phloem with reddish brown rings of resinous secretion, arranged alternately with reddish brown rings of resinous secretion, arranged alternately with reddish brown wood with 3-8 concentric, elongated, and sometimes excentrically-shifted rings. Numerous thin vessels should also be visible.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (1) dāng guī jī xùe téng tāng (Tangkuei and Jixueteng Decoction)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Spatholobi Caulis

Botanical: Spatholobus suberectus DUNN

Japanese: keikittō

Korean: kyehyeoldeung

Common: spatholobus or millettia root and vine

Temperature: Warm

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Tonifies Blood. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Invigorates the channels and relaxes sinews. add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Amenorrhea accompanied by abdominal pain add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Generalized joint soreness from wind-damp painful obstruction (blood deficiency or stasis) add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Weakness of the extremities in the elderly add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Paralysis and vertigo due to blood stasis or wind-stroke add comment

	+1 Aumkar Mahabodha Rheumatoid arthritis add comment

	+1 Aumkar Mahabodha Fibromyalgia add comment

Ji Xue Teng鷄血藤 jī xuè téng, "chicken blood vine"