Indications: sore throat and joint pain; Hoarse voice; Cough; Liver and stomach gas pain; Ulcer can't be cured for a long time; Soaking sore
Efficacy classification: cough medicine; Lung moistening medicine; And stomach medicine.
Source of Medicinal Materials: Mature seeds of Osmunda japonica of Osmundaceae.
Administration and dosage: oral administration: decoction, 6-9g; Grinding, 1.5-3g. External use: appropriate amount, application; Or ground and sprinkled on the affected area.
Source: Chinese materia medica
Textual research: from Compendium of Materia Medica
Seeds and stem bark contain baicalin, which has anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, diuretic, cholagogic and cholesterol-lowering effects. The seed and stem bark contain chrysin, which has cytotoxic activity on human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (KB) cells, and its half effective dose is 13mg/ml.