Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Xiao Ye Shan Ji Wei Ba Cao
Name
Xiao Ye Shan Ji Wei Ba Cao (Okubo dryoathyrium frond)
The Effect of Xiao Ye Shan Ji Wei Ba Cao
Property
Bland, astringent, cool; heart meridian entered.
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh whole herb or fresh leaf of Dryoathyrium okuboanum (Mak.) Ching (Family Athyriaceae), growing in scrubs along woods, or along streams near forests, and distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan of China.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, promote the tissue regernation and astringe the wound.
Indications
Furuncles of lower extremity, unhealing ulcers, swelling and pain of eyes.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g. 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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