Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Bian Yuan Lin Gai Jue (边缘鳞盖蕨)
Name
Bian Yuan Lin Gai Jue (Microlepia marginata)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh entise herb of Polygonum caespitosum BL. (family Polygonaceae), growing in woods, roadsides or along creek, and distributed chiefly in Middle southern China, East China and Shanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou.
The Effect of 边缘鳞盖蕨
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, expel wind and activate collaterals.
Indications
Sores and boils, traumatic injury, rheumatic arthritis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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