Spatholobus Stem (Jixueteng)

Spatholobus Stem (Jixueteng)

Pharmaceutical Name: Caulis Millettiae
Caulis Spatholobi
Botanical Name: Spatholobus suberectus Dunn
Millettia dielsiana Harms ex Diels
Common Name:Milletia
Spatholobus Stem
Source of Earliest Record: Bencao Gangmu Shiyi
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The stems are gathered in autumn, dried in sun, soaked in water and cut into slices.
Properties and Taste: Bitter, slightly sweet, and warm
Meridian: Liver
Functions: To invigorate the blood
To nourish the blood
To relax and activate the tendons
Indications and Combinations: 1.     Blood deficiency and blood stagnation manifested as irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea.
*Use with Chinese angelica root (Danggui), White peony root (Baishao) and Chuanxiong rhizome (Chuanxiong).

2. Soreness and painful joints caused by invasion of wind-cold-damp manifested as numbness of the limbs, pr paralysis caused by poor nourishment of tendons and muscles due to deficient blood.
*Use with Chinese angelica root (Mugua) and Mulberry mistletoe (Sangjisheng).
Dosage: 10-15 g