Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
Hai Jin Sha 海金沙
Spora Lygodii Japonici Spores of Japanese Fern
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cool
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Cool
- Channels Entered
- BL, SI
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Spora Lygodii Japonici
- Chinese
- 海金沙
- Tone Marks
- hăi Jīn shā
- Translation
- Sea Gold Sand
Chinese Herb Actions
- Promotes Diuresis, Unblocks Stones Treats most types of painful urinary problems, urinary stones, dysuria with burning, hematuria, turbid and cloudy urine, and dribbling. Expels urinary and gallbladder stones.
- Reduces Swelling, Treats Jaundice For SP damp and damp heat jaundice conditions with general swelling, fullness or bloating in the abdomen
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 6-15 grams in decoction (Chen), wrap in cheesecloth
- 6-15 grams in decoction (Bensky), wrap in cheesecloth
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use for patients with true Yin Deficiency
- Do not use for patients with out damp heat symptoms
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Overdose can result in numb tongue, nausea, dizziness, aversion to cold and excess urination
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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