Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Yu Bie Jin Xing (Lepidogrammitis Herb)
Name
Yu Bie Jin Xing （Herba Lepidogrammitidis Drymoglossoidis）
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Lepidigrammitis drymoglossoides(Bak. )Ching(family Polypodiaceae), growing on the moist shady rocks in ravines, along streams, and distributed in most part of China.
Constituents
The herb contains flavons, alkaloids, phytosterols, amino acids, saccharides.
The Effect of Herba Lepidogrammitidis Drymoglossoidis
Actions
It is used to clear away toxic heat, dispel dampness and resolve phlegm; for the treatment of sore, carbuncles, sore throat, lymphadenitis, mumps, traumatic injury, cholecystitis, lithiasis of ureter, rheumatic arthritis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 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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