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Dryopteris fragrans, Xiang Lin Mao Jue 香鳞毛蕨

Fragrant Shield Fern, Fragrant Wood Fern
Xiang Lin Mao Jue (TCM)
Ldum bu re ral 
ལྡུམ་བུ་རེ་རལ  'Minister Fern' (Tibetan Medicine)
Picture
Dryopteris fragrans
Oeder, G.C., Flora Danica, (1761-1883)

Picture
Britton and Brown, Illustrated Flora, Vol. 1, 1913

Botanical name:
Dryopteris fragrans

Parts used:
Herb

Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter. slightly Toxic

Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Damp, Resists Poison:
-Arthritis (China)
-Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis (China)
-Neutralizes Poison (Tibetan Medicine)

2. Clears Heat, Resolves Masses:
-Tumors, Cancer: has been effective against Hepatoma, Lung Cancer, Sarcoma etc
-a number of active compounds have demonstrated anti-cancer effects and are Cytotoxic.
-also for Wounds in Tibetan Medicine


3. Clears Heat and Damp:
-Kidney diseases with Fever (Tibetan Medicine)
-Dysentery with Fever (Tibetan Medicine)


DOSE:
Of the Powder: 1–3 grams
In Decoction: 3–9 grams

Main Combinations:

Major Formulas:

Cautions:
Avoid overdose

Main Preparations used:


Research
1. Compounds from Dryopteris Fragrans (L.) Schott with Cytotoxic Activity
2. A New Human Cancer Cell Proliferation Inhibition Sesquiterpene, Dryofraterpene A, from Medicinal Plant Dryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott
3. Anticancer Phenolics from Dryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott

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