Multi-footed Fern (Polypodium)

多足蕨duō zú juéDuozujue

Polypodium · Plant

Polypodium
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; may contain thiaminase which can break down vitamin B1; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Multi-footed Fern for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Damp-heat Strangury PainKnocks & FallsSore & BoilSwollen Welling AbscessWind-damp-heat ImpedimentWind Papule Itching

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Multi-footed Fern does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear HeatResolve Toxin & Disinhibit Damp

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