Phoenix Tail Fern (Pteris cretica)

凤尾草fèng wěi cǎoFengweicao

Pteris cretica · Plant

Pteris cretica
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Indications

Cautions

May contain thiaminase; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding; limited safety data for medicinal use.

Indications

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

Ardent Fever & ConvulsionBleeding Due To External InjuryBlood EjectionDiarrheaDysenteryHematocheziaHematuriaJaundiceMastitisParotitisScrofulaSnake Or Insect BitesSpontaneous External BleedingStrangury-turbidityToxin Of Clove Sore SwellingThroat Impediment With Nipple MothVaginal Discharge

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Disinhibit DampCool Blood & Stanch BleedingResolve Toxin & Disperse Swelling