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Botanical name |
Drynaria fortunei |
| Pin yin name |
Gu Sui Bu |
| Pin yin description |
Gu means bone; sui means broken or fragmented; bu means to mend or repair; this is the herb that repairs broken bones. |
| Other common names |
Basket Fern |
| Part used |
Rhizome |
| Taste |
Bitter |
| Nature |
Warm |
| Traditional Chinese uses |
Tonify kidney, activate circulation of blood, restrain bleeding, repair damaged bones and muscles |
| Traditional Chinese applications |
Kidney deficiency syndrome with symptoms of low back pain, weak feet, tinnitus, hearing loss, and chronic diarrhoea; fractures, contusions, and sprains |
| Possible unwanted effects |
None known |
| Herb drug interactions |
None reported |
| TCM and other contraindications |
Yin deficiency; cases without blood stasis syndrome |
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