Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Di Bai Zhi (Moellendorf's Spidemoss Herb)
Name
Di Bai Zhi (Herba Selaginellae Moellendorfii)
Sources
The drug is the dried entire herb of Selaginella moellendorfii Hieron(family Selaginellaceae),growing in woods or along streams, and distributed in the south of Yangtze River valley and Shaanxi, Taiwan of China.
The Effect of Herba Selaginellae Moellendorfii
Actions
It is used to remove heat, induce diuresis, subdue swelling and arrest bleeding; for the treatment of hepatitis, snake bites, burns and scalds, traumatic bleeding.
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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