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Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Mian Ma Guan Zhong 绵马贯众Male Fern, Shield-fern
Mian Ma Guan Zhong (TCM) |
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Botanical name:
Dryopteris crassirhizoma
A number of other species have been said to provide varieties of Guan Zhong including:
Parts used:
Rhizome
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter. slightly Toxic
Classification:
S. Worms and Parasites
Dryopteris crassirhizoma
A number of other species have been said to provide varieties of Guan Zhong including:
- Woodwardia japonica
- Blechnum orientale
- Lunathyrium acrostichoides
- Osmunda japonica
- Matteuccia struthiopteris
Parts used:
Rhizome
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter. slightly Toxic
Classification:
S. Worms and Parasites
Uses:
1. Kills Worms:
-Tapeworms, Roundworms, Pinworm, Hookworm
-Liver fluke, Schistosomiasis
-abdominal pain associated with Worms
2. Clears Wind-Heat and Toxin:
-Common Cold, Flu or Epidemic disease from Wind-Heat and Toxin, with Fever, Sore Throat, aches and pains
-'treats diseases with exterior manifestation due to internal pathological condition'. (Li Shi Zhen)
-useful for a wide range of Toxic Heat disorders
-can help expression of rashes in Measles, Chicken Pox etc. Also to prevent infection
-Toxic Sores
3. Cools the Blood, Stops Bleeding
-Bleeding from Heat
-Vomiting Blood, Blood in the Stool including Dysentery with Blood
-especially for Uterine Bleeding and excessive Menstruation
-Puerperal abdominal pain and distention (Li Shi Zhen)
-the carbonised herb is used for this function
4. Clears Heat and Toxin, Resolves Masses:
-'Dissolve hard masses in the abdomen' (Ming Yi Bie Lu)
-Tumors, Cancers (inc. Prostate, Lung, Liver)
-Anti-Tumor and Anti-Cancer effects have been demonstrated
DOSE:
Avoid fatty, fried and oily foods while using this medicine.
4–9 grams (up to 15 grams)
PREPARATION:
Carbonised root is used for Bleeding, specifically Metrorrhagia or metrostaxis. Dose is the same.
Avoid fatty, fried and oily foods while using this medicine.
4–9 grams (up to 15 grams)
PREPARATION:
Carbonised root is used for Bleeding, specifically Metrorrhagia or metrostaxis. Dose is the same.
Main Combinations:
1. Common Cold and Flu from Wind-Heat, Dryopteris crassirhizoma Mian Ma Guan Zhong with Lonicera Jin Yin Hua, Paeonia Chi Shao Yao (as in Kang Gan Keli of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia)
2. Diseases from Heat and Toxin, Dryopteris crassirhizoma Mian Ma Guan Zhong with Coptis Huang Lian and Licorice
3. Influenza, Encephalitis B, Mumps, Dryopteris crassirhizoma Mian Ma Guan Zhong with Isatidis Da Qing Ye (Woad leaf), Isatidis Ban Lan Gen (Woad root), Lithospermum Zi Cao
4. To prevent Measles infection during epidemics, Dryopteris crassirhizoma Mian Ma Guan Zhong with Lonicera Jin Yin Hua
5. To help full expression of rash in Measles etc., Dryopteris crassirhizoma Mian Ma Guan Zhong with Paeonia Chi Shao Yao, Cimifuga Sheng Ma
6. Uterine Bleeding, excessive Menstruation, Dryopteris crassirhizoma Mian Ma Guan Zhong with Agrimony (Xian He Cao), charred Eclipta Han Lian Cao
7. To avoid hunger during famine, peel Black Soy bean and cut Dryopteris crassirhizoma Mian Ma Guan Zhong into small pieces. Boil together until the Soy beans are well cooked. Dry the drugs in the sun, and remove the root. Eat 5 or 7 beans before eating. This was said to allow the person to eat anything (herbs, leaves and twigs) without hunger. (Li Shi Zhen)
Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Not used in Cold bodies, Cough due to Yin deficiency
3. Not used in those with Ulcers, or a recent history of Ulcers
4. Avoid fatty, fried and oily foods while using this medicine.
Main Preparations used:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Not used in Cold bodies, Cough due to Yin deficiency
3. Not used in those with Ulcers, or a recent history of Ulcers
4. Avoid fatty, fried and oily foods while using this medicine.
Main Preparations used: