| Achyranthes bidentata | |
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| Achyranthes bidentata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Achyranthes |
| Binomial name | |
| Achyranthes bidentata Blume[1] |
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Achyranthes bidentata Blume (English common name: Ox Knee, Chinese: Niu Xi[1]) is a species of Achyranthes that grows in India, Nepal, China, and Japan. It is the source of Huái niú xī, a Chinese herbal medicine with anti-inflammatory activities. In Nepal its root juice is used for toothache. Its seeds have been used as a substitute for cereal grains in famine years.[2] The plant is used externally in the treatment of leech bites in Mizoram, India and a decoction as a diuretic.[3]
According to the ancient Chinese texts, composedly known as the Bubishi, useful for stopping profuse bleeding.