Dichotoma Forked Fern
Herba Dicranopteridis Dichotomae
Mang Qi Gu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; astringent; cool

Part(s) used

Yang leaf with petiole

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To transform stasis and stanch bleeding, clear heat and disinhibit urine, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Flooding, wound swelling from knocks and falls, bleeding due to external injury, damp-heat strangury pain, leukorrhea, infant diarrhea, hemorrhoids and fistulas, red eyes with gall, burns and scalds, poisonous insect stings.