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INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: SHEN JIN CAO

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Lycopodii
Common English:	Ground Pine Common Club Moss Lycopodium Wolf's Claw Club Moss

CATEGORY

Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness

PROPERTIES

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter Acrid (Astringent)	Warm	Liver Spleen Kidney	6-15g

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dispels Wind and eliminates Dampness	Wind-Damp Bi, especially when there are problems flexing and extending joints
Relaxes the sinews, invigorates the collaterals and invigorates Blood	Swelling and pain due to Blood Stasis from external or internal trauma Difficulty bending and stretching the body after hemiplegia

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Use caution during pregnancy.
Use caution for those with excessive bleeding.
Do not use for those with Deficiency.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang Caulis Sargentodoxae Hong Teng	Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo Rx. Saposhnikoviae/Ledebouriellae Fang Feng	Rx. Astragali Huang Qi Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Caulis Spatholobi JI Xue Teng
Bi pain with with spasms and con-tractions along with a lack of sen-sation in the muscles	Wind-Damp Bi	Chronic Bi with contractions
Rx. Notoginseng San Qi Pollen Typhae Pu Huang Sm. Persicae Tao Ren	Sm. Arecae Bing Lang	Lignum Pini Nodi Song Jie Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian
Pain secondary to trauma	Wind-Damp Bi Promotes urination and reduces edema Topically as an ointment for shingles	Sequelae of polio
Caulis Impatientis Tou Gu Cao Ram. Mori Sang Zhi Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi	Hb. Glechomae Lian Qian Cao
Bi syndrome	Trauma-related pain

NOTES

This herb can be applied topically.