Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Zi Qi Guan Zhong (Japanese Flowering Fern Rhizome)
Name
Zi Qi Guan Zhong (Rhizoma Osmundae)
The Effect of Rhizoma Osmundae
Property
Bitter, cold, slightyly toxic; lung, stomach and liver meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, stop bleeding and kill parasites.
Indications
Hematemesis, nose bleeding, hematochezia, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, sores and boils, abdominal pain due to parasites, cold, dysentery.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~15 g, or made into pill or powder, or pounded into juice. 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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