大金刀

Name

Da Jin Dao (Ovate neolepisorus herb)

Sources

The drug is the dried or fresh whole herb or rhizome of Neolepisorus deltoidea (Bak.) Ching (Family Polypodiaceae), growing in shade of woods on hillslopes or in rocky crack, along strcams, distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Si chuan and Yunnan of China.

The Effect of 大金刀

Property

Bitter, cool; heart, lung and bladder meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat, induce diuresis, stop bleeding, remove toxicity.

Indications

Hematemesis, sores and boils, scalds and burns, traumatic bleeding, difficult urination, hemoptysis caused by tuberculosis, heat stranguria, hematuria.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 15~30 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.


大金刀