海金沙·Lygodii Spora
Japanese climbing fern spore
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.
| 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 |
huang bai + zhi zi + che qian zi
Urinary Bladder Damp-Heat.
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.
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
Milky Lin.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 6-15g Decoct in a cheesecloth bag | 6-15 g | — | — | — | — |