INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Pteris Herba Pteridis Multifidae
Common English:	Pteris Phoenix-Tail Fern Chinese Brake Huguenot Fern Serrulate Brake Spider Brake

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter Sweet	Cold Cool	Large Intestine Bladder Lung Liver Gallbladder	9-20g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Clears Heat, drains Dampness, stops diarrhea and reduces inflammation

Large Intestine Damp-Heat

Urinary Bladder Damp-Heat

Damp-Heat in the Spleen

Diarrhea, difficult urination

Cools the Blood and eliminates toxins and stops bleeding

Toxic Heat in the Blood that causes bleeding and cancer

Dysentery, hemafecia, epistaxis, hemorrhoidal bleeding

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen	Hb. Portulacae Ma Chi Xian	Hb. cum Radice Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
Sore and swollen throat.	Dysentery and diarrhea.	Chronic appendicitis.
Hb. Plantaginis Che Qian Cao Hb. Lygodii Hai Jin Sha Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai	Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji Pollen Typhae Pu Huang Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu	Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian (May add other anti-cancer herbs)
Lin syndrome with jaundice.	Hematuria, hemafecia and epistaxis.	Cancer.

This herb treats gonorrhea, hepatitis, intestinal parasites and urodynia.
It can be used topically for eczema, nettle rash, boils and injuries (sprains and strains).
This herb is known as "the holy herb for retropharyngeal abscess.
This herb has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
To stop bleeding and generate new flesh, the juice from this herb is mixed with wine and may be ingested or applied topically.
The powder treats pain due to Qi Stagnation.