Black Bone Rattan (黑骨藤) is a medicinal herb that’s often used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to treat rheumatism. Black bone rattan trees can grow up to 4 meters high and are native in China’s Anhui, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces. It mainly grows in dense mountain forests or hillside shrubs at an altitude of 500-2000 meters. In this article, we’re interviewing two Chinese Medicine practitioners Li Yan and Zhang Tian Peng about the benefits and side effects of black bone rattan. What are the benefits of Black Bone Rattan? Answer by: Li Yan, Head Chief of the Department of TCM, Nanning Second People’s Hospital. Heigutengxin, warm, has the effects of dispelling rheumatism, clearing the meridians and promoting blood circulation. Rheumatoid arthritis is generally caused by physical weakness, recurrence of wind, cold and […]

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