Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins
Jin Sha Teng
Herba Lygodii Japonici Japanese Fern or Lygodium
Specimen photograph
not yet catalogued
not yet catalogued
Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Cold
- Channels Entered
- BL, SI
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Herba Lygodii Japonici
- Translation
- Gold Sand Vine
Chinese Herb Actions
- Promotes Urination and Clears Heat For painful urination with Blood or stones from Damp-Heat.
- Neutralizes Fire Toxins For mumps or swollen throat.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 15-60 grams. Can be used topically.
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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