What are the Chinese herbs that benefit the Kidney meridian?
Common Chinese herbs that belong to the kidney meridian include Ejiao (donkey-hide glue), Bajiaofeng root, Bajiaofeng leaves, Bajiao fennel, etc. Meridian attribution is a classification of drug positioning in traditional Chinese medicine, commonly including kidney meridian, liver meridian, heart meridian, etc. It refers to the fact that these herbs exert their therapeutic effects in the organs and meridians of the kidney, liver, and heart meridians. There are hundreds of types of Chinese herbs that belong to the kidney meridian.
1. Ejiao (Donkey-hide Glue)
Alias: Donkey Skin Glue, Fuzhi Glue, Penfu Glue
Taste and Nature: Sweet, Neutral
Meridian Attribution: Liver, Lung, Kidney
Primary Effects: Nourishing yin and replenishing blood, stabilizing the fetus. Treating blood deficiency, consumptive cough, hemoptysis, epistaxis, hematochezia, menstrual irregularities in women, uterine hemorrhage, and miscarriage.
2. Bajiaofeng Root
Alias: White Dragon Mustache, White Gold Bar, White Tendon Bar
Taste and Nature: Pungent, Warm
Meridian Attribution: Liver, Kidney, Heart
Primary Effects: Dispelling wind and eliminating dampness, relaxing muscles and activating meridians, dissipating clots and relieving pain. Mainly used for rheumatic pain, limb numbness, and traumatic injuries.
3. Bajiaofeng Leaves
Alias: Strong Wind Medicine Leaf
Taste and Nature: Bitter, Pungent, Neutral
Meridian Attribution: Liver, Kidney
Primary Effects: Resolving blood stasis and promoting bone healing, resolving toxicity and killing insects. Mainly used for traumatic bruises, fractures, abscesses, mastitis, nipple chapping, paint dermatitis, scabies, and knife wound bleeding.
4. Bajiao Fennel
Alias: Star Anise, Daliao, Five-spice Star Anise, Shipborne Star Anise, Shipborne Fennel, Star Anise Beads, Bajiao Xiang, Bajiao Daliao, Bajiao, Crude Oil Fennel, Dabajiao, Bajiao Beads, August Beads
Taste and Nature: Pungent, Warm
Meridian Attribution: Entering the spleen and kidney meridians
Primary Effects: Warming the middle and regulating qi, strengthening the stomach and stopping vomiting. Used for vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and hernia pain.
