Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Jian Ye Xiao Yu Xian (尖叶小羽藓)
Name
Jian Ye Xiao Yu Xian ( Haplocladium microphyllum)
Source
The drug is the dried entire herb of Haplocladium capillatum (Mitt.) Reims. (family Thuidiaceae), growing on wet rocks, soils or decayed logs under woods, and distributed in Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Hubei Jiangsu and Zhejiang of China.
The Effect of 尖叶小羽藓
Property
Bitter, pungent, cool.
Actions
It is used to remove toxic heat; for the treatment of various inflammation,urethritis, mastitis, furuncle, upper respiratory infection, urocystitis, tympanitis, annexitis, acute tonsillitis, erysipelas, pneumonia, etc.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 12~15 g.
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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