Yunnan spleenwort herb
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 Yunnan spleenwort herb
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.