INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: SHEN JIN CAO - 伸筋草 - HERBA LYCOPODII

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 the 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
Fang Feng

Rx. Astragali
Huang Qi
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis
Dang Gui
Caulis Spatholobi
Ji Xue Teng

Bi pain with with spasms and contractions along with a lack of sensation 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

  1. This herb can be applied topically.