Wind-Damp-Dispelling, tendons-Soothing and Collaterals-Activating Herbs
Feng Wei Sou Shan Hu (Maire Joint-pinna Fern)
Name
Feng Wei Sou Shan Hu (maire joint-pinna fern rhizome)
Sources
The drug is the dried rhizome of Arthromeris mairei (Brause) Ching (Family Polypodiaceae), growing in moist places under woods or in crevices, and distributed in Shaanxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet of China.
The Effect of Rhizoma Arthromeris Mairei
Property
Bitter, slightly astringent, slightly cold, slightly toxic.
Actions
Rhizomes is used to dredge collaterals, remove food stagnancy, relax the bowels and remove fire, for the treatment of osteodynia caused by rheumatism, sciatica, headache, abdominal distension cauded by retention of undigested food, constipation, conjunctival congestion and toothache.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~6 g, or soaked in wine.
Contraindication
It is contraindicated to pregnant women, the old and the weak.
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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