INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Herba Selanginellae Doederleinii |
| Common English: | Selanginella |
Herbs that Clear Heat: Herbs
that Clear Heat and Resolve Toxicity
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet Acrid Bitter |
Neutral Cold |
Liver |
24-60g Fresh: 60-250g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Clears Heat and resolves Fire Toxicity |
Cough due to Lung Heat Swollen and painful throat Fever sores and ulcers Upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, adenitis |
Clears and drains Damp-Heat |
Damp-Heat jaundice Ascites caused by Liver cirrhosis Damp-Heat affecting the Bladder |
Invigorates the Blood, disperses Stagnant Blood, removes tumors and disperses accumulations |
Lung, nasopharyngeal, esophageal, Liver and skin carcinomas Chronic hepatitis and Liver cirrhosis |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Lean Pork |
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As a stew in long-term treatment of various fixed masses |
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- The fresh herb can be used topically as a paste or wash to treat Wind-Damp Bi or swollen fingers.
- Folk medicine sources say that it is Warm, slightly astringent, expels Wind, disperses Cold, reduces swelling, connects bones and stops cough.
- It has recently been used in the treatment of certain cancers, especially metatastic trophoblastic neoplasms in the Lungs, Lung cancer and throat cancer.