Ji Xue Teng - Suberect Spatholobus Stem【Net Wt: 41g(1.64g x 25 Sachets)】
Ji Xue Teng - Suberect Spatholobus Stem【Net Wt: 41g(1.64g x 25 Sachets)】
NPN 80081309
【Macroscopic Features】
Oval, long cylindrical or irregular angled cut pieces, 0.3~1 cm thick. Cortex is grayish-brown, sometimes with grayish-white spots, reddish-brown color where the cork falls off. Out surface has reddish-brown or brown xylem, and numerous ducts; cortex has resinous secretions that appear reddish-brown to blackish-brown, alternating with the xylem in an arrangement that presents with 3~8 eccentric semi-circular rings; pith is off to one side. Hard texture, faint odor, astringent taste.
【Properties】Bitter, sweet; warm.
【Channels (meridians) entered】liver and kidney
【Functions】
Supplements blood, invigorates blood, frees network vessels. Apply to irregular menstrual periods, hematasthenic flaccidity, numbness and paralysis, rheumatic arthralgia.