Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Da Jin Dao: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Da Jin Dao (Ovate neolepisorus herb)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh whole herb or rhizome of Neolepisorus deltoidea (Bak.) Ching (Family Polypodiaceae), growing in shade of woods on hillslopes or in rocky crack, along strcams, distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Si chuan and Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Da Jin Dao
Property
Bitter, cool; heart, lung and bladder meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat, induce diuresis, stop bleeding, remove toxicity.
Indications
Hematemesis, sores and boils, scalds and burns, traumatic bleeding, difficult urination, hemoptysis caused by tuberculosis, heat stranguria, hematuria.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g, or soaked in wine. 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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