Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Zhong Hua Ti Gai Jue (Chinese Lady Fern)
Name
Zhong Hua Ti Gai Jue (Rhizoma Athyrii Sinensis)
Sources
The drug is the dried rhizome or leaf of Athyrium sinense Rupr. (Family Athyriaceae), growing in forests along ravines, in swampy lands near the forests, and distributed in Northeast China, North China, Northwest China and Southwest China.
The Effect of Rhizoma Athyrii Sinensis
Property
Slightly bitter, cool; lung and large intestine meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, expel parasites.
Indications
Flu, measles, ascariasis, ancylostomiasis, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, epidemic encephalitis B.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~15 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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