☯ TCM Properties
Dispels Wind and Dampness and opens the channels and collaterals; Discharges Stagnancy and removes toxic factors
Traditional Chinese Uses
Yi Tiao Gen ('one-stick root'), also called Qian Jin Ba, is the taproot of Flemingia philippinensis (syn. Moghania philippinensis; Radix Moghaniae), a Fabaceae medicinal used especially in Taiwan and southern China. Pungent in flavour and warm in nature, entering the Liver and Kidney channels, it belongs to the herbs that dispel Wind-Dampness. It dispels Wind and Damp and frees the channels and collaterals, and disperses stagnation while resolving toxicity.
Its principal use is for Wind-Cold-Damp painful obstruction (bi syndrome), particularly of the lower back and legs: rheumatic and arthritic joint pain, bone pain, sciatica, and heaviness or weakness of the hips and knees. It is also applied to traumatic injury and, topically or internally, to sores and swellings. Commonly decocted or steeped in wine, it is used cautiously in those with weak digestion (Spleen-Qi deficiency). Modern studies note anti-inflammatory and bone-protective flavonoids consistent with its traditional anti-rheumatic role.
Botanical Description
Yi Tiao Gen (一條根, literally 'one-stick root') is a folk Pinyin name applied to several unrelated Chinese herbal materials across different regions, most commonly to taproots of Moghania philippinensis (Fabaceae) in Taiwan and southern Fujian, but also to roots of Berchemia, Smilacina, and other genera in other locales. Because no single accepted Linnaean identity can be established with confidence in standard TCM materia medica such as Bensky & Gamble or the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, all substantive fields except tradition are left null. The name is associated in folk practice with dispelling wind-damp, relieving pain, and treating injuries, but verified botanical identity is necessary before assigning slugs.
Dosage
| Form | Amount | Frequency | Duration | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decoction | 9-15g | Daily | — | — | — |
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