Shi Shang Bai石上柏
Herba Selanginellae DoederleiniiSelanginella
- Category
- Herbs that Clear Heat and Resolve Toxicity
- Nature
- neutral, cold
- Taste
- sweet, pungent, bitter
- Channels entered
- Liver
- Dosage
- 24–60 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 24–60 g
- Fresh
- 60–250 g
Actions & indications
- Clears Heat and resolves Fire Toxicity
- Cough due to Lung Heat
- Swollen and painful throat
- Fever sores and ulcers
- Upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, adenitis
- Clears and drains Damp-Heat
- Damp-Heat jaundice
- Ascites caused by Liver cirrhosis
- Damp-Heat affecting the Bladder
- Invigorates the Blood, disperses Stagnant Blood, removes tumors and disperses accumulations
- Lung, nasopharyngeal, esophageal, Liver and skin carcinomas
- Chronic hepatitis and Liver cirrhosis
Contraindications
In decoction, it needs a long period of cooling before use.
Notes
- Applied topically as a fresh paste or wash, this herb addresses Wind-Damp Bi and swollen fingers.
- According to folk medicine sources, it is Warm and slightly astringent, expelling Wind, dispersing Cold, reducing swelling, knitting bones and stopping cough.
- More recently it has been applied to certain cancers, particularly Lung cancer, throat cancer and metastatic trophoblastic neoplasms of the Lungs.