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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)
Dryopteris fragrans
Oeder, G.C., Flora Danica, (1761-1883)

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

Dryopteris fragrans
(Photo by Superior National Forest) (Wikimedia)

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

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Cautions:
Avoid overdose

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