feng wei cao

凤尾草·Herba Petridis Multifidae

huguenot fern

About feng wei cao

Feng Wei Cao (凤尾草) is the huguenot fern, recorded as Herba Pteridis Multifidae. It is bitter and sweet in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Lung, Liver, Gallbladder, Bladder and Large Intestine channels. Its Chinese name reads as phoenix-tail herb.

Names

Pinyinfeng wei cao
Chinese凤尾草
Latin NameHerba Petridis Multifidae
English Namehuguenot fern

Classification

Channels
Lung, Large Intestine, Bladder, Gallbladder, Liver
Flavour
Sweet, Bitter
Temperature
Cold

Actions and indications

Clears Heat, drains Damp, stops diarrhea and reduces inflammation

  • Damp-Heat in the Large Intestine, Bladder or Spleen
  • Diarrhea
  • Difficult urination

Cools the Blood, resolves toxicity and stops bleeding

  • Bleeding caused by toxic Heat in the Blood
  • Cancer attributed to toxic Heat in the Blood
  • Dysentery
  • Blood in the stool, bleeding hemorrhoids and nosebleed

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 9-20g; Tincture: 2-4ml9-20 g—2-4 ml——

Cautions