Juan Bai - 卷柏 - (Wan Nian Song) - Herba Selanginellae Involvens

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Selanginellae Involvens (Tamariscina)
Common English:	Involute Spikemoss Herb Selanginella

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Neutral	Liver Kidney Large Intestine	1.5-12g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Stops bleeding and Disperses Wind	Hemoptysis, rectal bleeding, intestinal bleeding, hemorrhoidal bleeding and hematuria
Invigorates the Blood circulation and expands the chest to regulate Lung Qi	Post-traumatic cough Back strain and sprain
Promotes urination and reinforces the Heart, Regulates menstruation, Reinforces the sperm	Abdominal pain, atrophic debilities

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye Rx. Glehniae/Adenophorae Sha Shen Rx. et Fol Viticis Quinatae Wu Tian Bul. Lilii Bai He Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Ou Jie Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao	Flos Sophorae Huai Hua Mi Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu	Hb. Siva Rx. Cirsii Japonici Da Ji Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji
Hemoptysis	Rectal bleeding, intestinal bleeding or hemorrhoidal bleeding	Hematuria
Rx. Ilicis Asprellae Wen Dian Jin Or Drive out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang	Rx. Ailanthi Chun Gen
Post-traumatic cough	Sprain and strain of the back

According to some sources, this herb lowers blood pressure (hypotensive action).
It works well for masses and hematomas of the five Zang Organs.
It inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Its effect is greater on small tumors.
Indications include diseases of the five Zang, dysmenorrhea, abdominal masses in women, and abdominal pain from Cold and Heat.
Given fresh, the herb removes Blood Stasis; used as moxa, it stops bleeding.
In its fresh form it removes Blood Stasis, activates the channels and collaterals and cures abdominal masses.
For hemorrhage of the Large intestine, take equal portions of this herb, Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye and Petiolus Trachycarpi Zong Lu Pi, char and grind them, and take orally with wine, 9g per dose.