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Alternate English names: climbing fern Japanese climbing fern

Alternate Chinese names: 左转藤 zuǒ zhuǎn téng; 金沙藤 jīn shā téng; 海金砂藤 hǎi jīn shā téng; 金砂蕨 jīn shā jué; 金砂藤 jīn shā téng

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.; Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet; cold; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Clears heat and resolves toxin; disinhibits water and frees strangury. Treats urinary tract infection; urinary calculus; white turbidity; inhibited urination; nephritic edema; damp-heat jaundice; heat effusion, cough, and sore throat due to common cold; enteritis; dysentery; scalds; cinnabar toxin (erysipelas).

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (24–30g; fresh 90g); grind to a powder. Topical: Decoct as a wash or apply crushed.

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