hai jin sha

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海金沙·Lygodii Spora

Japanese climbing fern spore

About hai jin sha

Hai Jin Sha (海金沙) is the spore of the Japanese climbing fern, recorded as Spora Lygodii. It is sweet and bland in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Small Intestine and Bladder channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that drain Dampness. Its Chinese name reads as golden sand of the sea.

Names

Pinyin	hai jin sha
Chinese	海金沙
Latin Name	Lygodii Spora·Spora Lygodii
English Name	Japanese climbing fern spore·Japanese climbing fern spore; lygodium spore·Lygodium Spore
Japanese	kaikinsha
Korean	haegeumsa

Classification

Category: Drain Dampness
Channels: Small Intestine, Bladder
Flavour: Sweet, Bland
Temperature: Cold
Family: Lygodiaceae
Species: lygodium japonicum
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Clears Heat, promotes urination, relieves painful urinary dysfunction and expels stones

Damp-Heat Lin of any kind, above all Stone Lin and Blood Lin
Urinary stones, burning or cloudy urination, blood in the urine and dribbling
Gallstones

Clears Damp-Heat, reduces edema and relieves jaundice

Swelling with abdominal fullness or bloating from Spleen Damp
Jaundice from Damp-Heat

Combinations

huang bai + zhi zi + che qian zi
Urinary Bladder Damp-Heat.
sheng di huang + pu huang
Lower Jiao Damp-Heat, or Damp-Heat disturbing the channels and collaterals, with painful urinary dysfunction and blood in the urine
jin qian cao + guang jin qian cao + lian qian cao + ji nei jin + shi wei
Stony, painful urinary dysfunction.
jin qian cao + guang jin qian cao + lian qian cao + yu jin + ji nei jin
Gallstones.
qian niu zi + gan sui
Swelling and fullness all over the body, a drum-like distended abdomen, and wheezing so that the patient cannot lie flat
jin qian cao + guang jin qian cao + lian qian cao
Painful urinary dysfunction in all its channels: removes what causes urinary stones to form and directly transforms and expels the stones
sang ji sheng + xu duan + gou ji + du zhong + ru xiang + mo yao
Deficiency back pain with Stone Lin
hua shi + gan cao
Milky Lin.

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any 6-15g Decoct in a cheesecloth bag	6-15 g	—	—	—	—

Cautions

contraindication Urinary problems that arise from Yin deficiency
contraindication No signs of Damp-Heat; it is specific to that pattern, not a general diuretic
caution Too much can bring on a numb tongue, nausea, dizziness, chills and frequent urination
caution Stones or bloody urine are medical problems to be diagnosed and managed by a doctor
pregnancy No specific prohibition is recorded; in pregnancy use only under a qualified practitioner

Interactions

Drug interactions

Diuretics and medicines cleared by the kidneys: a precaution only, as with any herb used for urinary complaints; no interaction is documented

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