Lygodium
spores (Haijinsha)
Pharmaceutical Name: Spora Lygodii
Botanical Name: Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.)
Sw.
Common Name: Lygodium spores, Japanese fern
spores
Source of Earliest Record: Jiayou Bencao
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The spores are gathered in autumn
and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Sweet and cold
Meridians: Urinary bladder and small intestine
Functions: To promote water metabolism and
regulate abnormal urination
Indications & Combinations: Damp-heat
in the urinary bladder manifested as various
abnormal urinary symptoms including hot urine,
urinary tract stones, bloody urine, turbid
urine, dysuria, painful urination, urgency
of micturition and frequent urination. Lygodium
spores (Haijinsha) is used with Talc (Huashi),
Lysimachia (Jinqiancao), Plantain seed (Cheqianzi)
and Amber (Hupo).
Dosage: 6-12 g
Cautions & Contraindications:
The herb should be wrapped with a cloth for
decoction, or decoction should be put through
a strainer. |
