Wind-Extinguishing and Spasm-Stopping Herbs
Si Dai Jue (丝带蕨)
Name
Si Dai Jue (Drymotaenium miyoshianum)
Sources
The drug is the dried entire herb of Drymotaenium miyoskianum (Mak.)Mak. (family Polypodiaceae), growing on trunks, and distributed in Zhejiang, Taiwan, Hubei,Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan of China.
The Effect of 丝带蕨
Actions
It is used to tranquilize the mind, clear heat and activate blood ; for the treatment of infantile convulsion and overstrain.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~18 g, or soaked in wine.
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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