Feng Wei Zhu Zong Cao

凤尾猪鬃草

Name

Feng Wei Zhu Zong Cao (Herba Asplenii Yunnanensis)

Sources

The drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Asplenium exiguum Bedd. var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Ching (Family Aspleniaceae), growing in ravines, on rocks, and distributed in Qinghai, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet of China.

The Effect of Feng Wei Zhu Zong Cao

Property

Bitter, cold; liver and bladder meridians entered.

Actions

Whole herb is used to clear away heat and promote diuresis, promote lactation, for the treatment of high fever due to common cold, cystitis, chyluria, mastitis, galactoschesis, orchitis, stranguria complicated by hematuria.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 6~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

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