Niu Xi

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-015520",
  "term": "Niu Xi",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) composed of the dried root from the herbaceous plant Ox-Knee (Achyranthes bidentata Blume) belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. Niu Xi may regulate the blood, may help relieve certain pains, and it may tonify the liver and kidneys.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Niuxi",
    "Radix Achyranthis bidentatae",
    "Achyranthes root",
    "ox-knee root",
    "Huai Niu Xi"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/niu-xi/"
}