\r白牛膝\pb16.bmp\r，一名太极草，一名狗辱子，一名狗褥子，又名狗夺子。味苦、
酸，性温。补肝，行血，破瘀块，凉血热。治月经闭涩，腹痛，产后发热，虚烧蓐劳，室女
逆经，衄呕吐血，红崩白带，尿急淋沥，寒湿气盛，筋骨疼痛，强筋舒筋，攻疮痈热毒红肿，
腮乳蛾，男子血淋，赤白便浊，妇人赤白带下。但坠胎，孕妇忌服，水酒为使。
饱胀，不思饮食，肝气作痛，恶露不止，蓐劳等症。
皮（一钱） 银柴胡（一钱） 黄芩（一钱） 白茯苓（一钱） 水煎点童便服。 此方又
治妇人五种劳热，月经不调，烧经作血，或伸缩参差，白带漏下，小便淋沥，手心发热，午
后怕冷，夜间发烧烦渴，天明时汗干热退，次早头晕、耳鸣、心慌、四肢酸软、饮食无味、
精神短少，此虚症已见，即以前方加减用之。烦渴，加麦冬 淡竹叶；泄泻，加准药 莲子 糯
米一勺；咳嗽，加天冬 陈皮 百合；吼喘，加杏仁 兜铃 苏子 瓜蒌仁 陈皮；咳血，
加茅根 扁柏 苦马菜汁；又咳带血丝，头晕耳鸣，加荆芥穗；心慌不眠，加枣仁 龙眼肉 柏
子仁 远志；胸膈膨胀，加神曲 浓朴 砂仁；不思饮食，加莲子 神曲。皆点童便服。
肢麻木不仁，退妇人肝虚劳热，筋骨发烧，补益任督二脉，于督脉尤甚，凡妇人久不胎育，
因任督二脉虚损，以至不能受胎生育，及白带等症。治法，以行经后服一两次即孕。
不止。
白牛膝（二钱） 地骨皮（二钱） 水煎，点童便、水酒服。
（又方） 治妇人肝肾虚损，任督二脉亏伤，不能孕育，以及白带淋沥等症。
白牛膝（三钱） 小公鸡（一只去肠） 将药入鸡内，亦可入盐，煨烂，空心服之，每
月经行后服一次，即有孕。若不食鸡者，单用白牛膝（三钱） 煎汤，点水酒服，亦可也。
（附案） 昔王姓一室女，因郁怒伤肝，感冒风寒，日久潮热恶寒，渐次月经闭止，形
体消瘦，已成虚劳，服此三、四次，热退经行，遂无恙。
Bai Niuxi (Achyranthes Bidentata Root, White Variety), also known as Taiji Cao (Taiji Grass), Gou Ru Zi, Gou Ru Zi, and Gou Duo Zi. It tastes bitter and sour, and its nature is warm. It tonifies the Liver (Zang organ governing storage of blood and ensuring smooth flow of Qi), promotes blood circulation, breaks up blood stasis masses, and clears heat from the blood level. It treats amenorrhea (absence of menstruation), abdominal pain, postpartum fever, deficiency-type labor fever (low-grade fever due to postpartum debility), retrograde menstruation in unmarried women, epistaxis (nosebleed) and hematemesis (vomiting blood), red leukorrhea and white leukorrhea, urgent and dribbling urination, excess cold-dampness, pain in bones and tendons, strengthens tendons and bones, treats carbuncles and sores with hot-toxic redness and swelling, parotitis and tonsillitis, male bloody stranguria (hematuria), turbid urine with red and white discharge, and female red and white leukorrhea. However, it has an abortifacient effect; pregnant women should avoid taking it. Water and wine are used as guides for administration.
It is also indicated for abdominal distension, loss of appetite, pain caused by Liver Qi stagnation, continuous lochia, and postpartum deficiency syndromes.
Formula: Bai Niuxi Pi (Cortex of Achyranthes Bidentata Root, 1 qian), Yin Chai Hu (Radix Stellariae Dichotomae, 1 qian), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, 1 qian), Bai Fu Ling (Poria, 1 qian). Decoct in water and take mixed with Tong Bian (urine of a healthy young boy). This formula also treats five types of deficiency-heat in women, irregular menstruation, bleeding during menstruation or erratic menstrual flow, leakage of white leukorrhea, dribbling urination, heat in the palms, aversion to cold in the afternoon, night fever with irritability and thirst, sweating with cessation of fever at dawn, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, soreness and weakness of the four limbs, tasteless food, and diminished spirit upon waking early. If these deficiency signs appear, modify this formula accordingly. For irritability and thirst, add Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) and Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatheri Herba); for diarrhea, add Zhun Yao (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Lian Zi (Nelumbinis Semen), and one spoonful of Nuo Mi (Oryza Sativa Glutinosa); for cough, add Tian Dong (Asparagi Radix), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), and Bai He (Lilii Bulbus); for wheezing, add Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), Dou Ling (Stemonae Radix), Su Zi (Perillae Fructus), Gua Lou Ren (Trichosanthis Semen), and Chen Pi; for hemoptysis, add Mao Gen (Imperatae Rhizoma), Bian Bo (Platycladi Cacumen), and Ku Ma Cai Zhi (juice of Crotalaria Mucronata); if coughing with blood streaks accompanied by dizziness and tinnitus, add Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica); for palpitations and insomnia, add Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen), Long Yan Rou (Longan Arillus), Bai Zi Ren (Platycladi Semen), and Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix); for chest and diaphragm distension, add Shen Qu (Massa Medicata Fermentata), Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), and Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus); for loss of appetite, add Lian Zi and Shen Qu. All are taken mixed with Tong Bian.
For numbness and insensibility of the limbs, it can clear deficiency-heat from the Liver in women, reduce heat in bones and tendons, and tonify the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) and Du Mai (Governing Vessel), with a particularly strong effect on the Du Mai. For women who have been unable to conceive for a long time due to deficiency of the Ren and Du vessels leading to infertility, as well as for leukorrhea, the treatment method is to take it once or twice after menstruation ends to achieve pregnancy.
Formula: Bai Niuxi (2 qian), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex, 2 qian). Decoct in water and take mixed with Tong Bian and Shui Jiu (water and wine).
(Another Prescription) Treats deficiency and damage of the Liver and Kidney in women, injury to the Ren and Du vessels, inability to conceive, and symptoms such as dripping leukorrhea.
Formula: Bai Niuxi (3 qian), Xiao Gong Ji (One small rooster, eviscerated). Place the herbs inside the chicken cavity, optionally adding salt, roast until soft and tender, and take on an empty stomach. Take once after each menstrual period to induce pregnancy. If the patient does not eat chicken, using Bai Niuxi alone (3 qian) decocted in water and taken with Shui Jiu is also effective.
(Attached Case History) In the past, a maiden surnamed Wang suffered Liver injury from depression and anger, compounded by wind-cold invasion. After a long duration, she developed tidal fever and aversion to cold, gradually progressing to amenorrhea, emaciation, and a chronic deficiency-consumption syndrome. After taking this prescription three or four times, her fever subsided, menstruation resumed, and she recovered completely.