Okubo dryoathyrium frond

Name

Xiao Ye Shan Ji Wei Ba Cao (Okubo dryoathyrium frond)

The Effect of Okubo dryoathyrium frond

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.