Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Da Ye Jin Hua Cao: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Da Ye Jin Hua Cao (Common Wedgelet Fern Herb)
The Effect of Da Ye Jin Hua Cao
Property
Slightly bitter, cold; liver, lung and large intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, eliminate dampness and stop bleeding.
Indications
Sore throat, dysentery, sores and boils, mumps, burns and scalds, aphtha, hepatitis, enteritis, cough, fever due to cold, snake bites, traumatic bleeding, urine with blood, hematemesis, hematochezia, eczema, morbid leucorrhea due to damp-heat, lyssodexis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g or take the juice. Proper dosage is for external application. Pounded into powder for applying or decocted for washing.
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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