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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw.; Pyrrosia sheareri (Bak.) Ching; Pyrrosia petiolosa (Christ) Ching. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw.*; Pyrrosia sheareri (Bak.) Ching*; Pyrrosia petiolosa (Christ) Ching*; Pyrrosia drakeana (Franch.) Ching; Pyrrosia davidii (Gies.) Ching; Pyrrosia gralla (Gies.) Ching

Use: Medicinal

Actions and indications: Frees strangury; disperses distension; eliminates taxation heat; stanches bleeding. Treats strangury; qì distension in the chest and diaphragm; vacuity taxation steaming heat effusion; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); bleeding from external injury.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (4.5–9g). Topical: Grind to a powder and sprinkle on the affected area.

See: Shí wéi (石韦 Pyrrosiae Folium, pyrrosia [leaf])

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