Monk’s Head Vine refers to the Chinese herb Sequence, which is effective in tonifying the liver and kidneys, strengthening the tendons and bones, renewing broken bones, and stopping leakage (excessive menstrual flow or dribbling). It is used for liver and kidney deficiency (weakness of the liver and kidneys), lumbar and knee soreness (a feeling of soreness and weakness in the lumbar and knee regions), rheumatism and paralysis pain, fall and flutter injuries, musculoskeletal injuries and fractures, metrorrhagia (leakage of blood from the liver and kidneys), and fœtus leakage (a small amount of bleeding from the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy).
Sequence is bitter, pungent and slightly warm in nature; it belongs to the liver and kidney meridians. It can be used for lumbar and knee soreness and weakness caused by insufficiency of liver and kidney, and rheumatism and paralysis. It has the effect of strengthening the tendons and bones, renewing the fracture, and can be used for bruises and fractures, etc. It can also regulate the stroke by tonifying the liver and kidneys and can be used for leakage and fetal restlessness, etc. The different methods of concocting may also have different effects.
Different concoctions of the drug will also have different effects, such as wine, used for rheumatism and paralysis, bruises and injuries, tendon injuries and fractures. Salt schizandra is mostly used for lumbar and knee weakness, and the method of preparation can be chosen according to the symptoms.
The nature of the medicine is slightly warm, rheumatism and heat paralysis (often manifested as joints and muscles burning, pain, redness and swelling, etc.) should not be taken, the use of medication should be carried out under the guidance of a physician, is not recommended to use the drug at will.