hai jin sha

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

Pinyinhai jin sha
Chinese海金沙
Latin NameLygodii Spora·Spora Lygodii
English NameJapanese climbing fern spore·Japanese climbing fern spore; lygodium spore·Lygodium Spore
Japanesekaikinsha
Koreanhaegeumsa

Classification

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

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 6-15g Decoct in a cheesecloth bag6-15 g

Cautions

Interactions

Drug interactions