This product is the dried whole herb of the plant Pteris multifida Poir. from the Pteridaceae family. It is distributed in the northern, central, and southern provinces of mainland China. It is harvested in the summer and autumn seasons, washed clean, and then dried in the sun.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Bland and slightly bitter, cold. Act on large intestine, liver and heart meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and removing toxin, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, draining dampness and reducing swelling.

bubble_chart Indications

Used for jaundice, dysentery diarrhea, heat stranguria with dark and painful urination, leukorrhea with red and white discharge, bloody stool due to blood heat, nosebleeds, hemorrhoidal bleeding, sore throat, tonsillitis, mumps, abscesses, sores, and ulcers.

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct 10-15 grams, or 30 grams of fresh product.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

The above-ground parts contain pterosin B, C, F, O, S, pterosin C-3-O-β-D-glucoside, 2β,15α-dihydroxy-ent-kaur-16-ene, 2β,16α-dihydroxy-ent-kaurane, creticoside A, B, apigenin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, and luteolin-7-O-β-D-glucoside.