Hai Jin Sha - 海金沙 - Spora Lygodii

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Spora Lygodii
Common English:	Japanese Fern Lygodium Spore

Category

Herbs that Drain Dampness (Diuretics)

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Bland	Cold	Bladder Small Intestine	6-15g Decoct in a cheesecloth bag

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears Heat, Expels stones, Promotes urination, Unblocks painful urinary dysfunction	Damp-Heat Painful Urinary Dysfunction of any type, especially Stone Lin or Blood Lin Can be used for biliary stones
Eliminates Damp-Heat, reduces edema and decreases jaundice	Swelling and fullness due to Spleen Dampness and Damp-Heat jaundice

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi (Sm. Plantaginis) (Che Qian Zi)	Rx. Rehmannia Sheng Di Huang Pollen Typhae Pu Huang	Hb. Lysimachiae/Desmodii/ Glechomae Jin Qian Cao/Guang Jin Qian Cao/Lian Qian Cao Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin Fol. Pyrrosiae Shi Wei
Urinary Bladder Damp-Heat.	Painful, bloody urinary dysfunction due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao or Damp-Heat perturbing the channels and collaterals.	Stony, painful urinary dysfunction.
Hb. Lysimachiae/Desmodii/ Glechomae Jin Qian Cao/Guang Jin Qian Cao/Lian Qian Cao Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin	Sm. Pharbitidis Qian Niu Zi Rx. Euphorbiae Kansui Gan Sui	Hb. Lysimachiae/Desmodii/ Glechomae Jin Qian Cao/Guang Jin Qian Cao/Lian Qian Cao
Gallstones.	Generalized swelling and fullness with drum like distention of the abdomen and wheezing that prevents the patient from lying flat.	Addresses all of the channels associated with painful urinary dysfunction, eliminating the causes of stone formation in the urinary tract and directly acting to expel and transform stones.
Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan Rz. Cibotii Gou Ji Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong Olibanum Ru Xiang Myrrh Mo Yao	Talcum Hua Shi Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
Stone Lin with back pain from Deficiency.	Milky Lin.

Notes

1. This herb is outstanding at draining Damp-Heat lodged at the Blood level of the Small Intestine and Bladder channels, while also relieving painful urinary dysfunction and resolving toxicity.
2. A number of sources place this herb in the “Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity” category.
3. It is a key herb for relieving the pain and discomfort of every type of painful urinary dysfunction.
4. Hai Jin Sha and Fol. Pyrrosiae Shi Wei both clear Damp-Heat and relieve painful urinary dysfunction, and both are used for Hot painful urinary dysfunction (Lin Syndrome) or hematuria. Shi Wei is particularly suited to bloody painful urinary dysfunction and Damp-Heat painful urinary dysfunction. It additionally addresses cough and wheezing by clearing Lung Heat, and irregular uterine bleeding by cooling the Blood and stopping bleeding in the Lower Jiao. Hai Jin Sha is especially effective for stony painful urinary dysfunction.
5. Hai Jin Sha and Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao both promote urination and relieve painful urinary dysfunction, and they are frequently paired for Stone Lin with rough, painful urination. Hai Jin Sha clears Heat and unblocks Lin Syndrome, and it also reaches the Blood level, cooling the Blood to treat Bloody Lin. Jin Qian Cao is superior at draining Dampness and relieving jaundice, and is commonly used for Damp-Heat jaundice and gallstones.
6. Hb. Lygodii Jin Sha Teng clears Toxic Heat and promotes urination; it is used for pneumonia, hemoptysis, toothache, urodynia, dysuria, lumbar sprain and hepatitis. The dosage is 15-60g.