Male-Fern
Dryopteris Filix-Mas
Mian Ma

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Rhizome

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, cool blood and stanch bleeding, expel worms, disinhibit water and disperse edema.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Common cold with fever, encephalitis b, epidemic parotitis, measles papules, flooding and spotting, intestinal parasitic disease, edema, inhibited urination.