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HerbLygodii Spora

海金沙

Hǎi Jīn Shā

Lygodium Spore

The dried mature spores of Lygodium japonicum (Lygodiaceae). Enters the Bladder and Small Intestine channels. Light in substance with a descending nature, it effectively disinhibits urination and frees all types of strangury, especially stone and blood strangury.

Actions · 功效

利尿通淋Disinhibit urination and free strangury
清利湿热Clear and disinhibit damp-heat
止痛排石Stop pain and expel stones

Indications · 主治

热淋，石淋Heat strangury and stone strangury
血淋涩痛Blood strangury with painful inhibited urination
小便不利Inhibited urination

Dosage · 用量

Per day · decoction · non-pregnant adult

6–15 g

布包煎

Reference range for non-pregnant adults. Not a personalized prescription. Pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric use require specialist supervision.

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Footnotes · 引用

[1]Jiayou Bencao (Jiayou Materia Medica)
[2]Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica)

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@misc{bencaodian-hai-jin-sha,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Hǎi Jīn Shā 海金沙 (Lygodium Spore) — Lygodii Spora},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/hai-jin-sha},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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@misc{bencaodian-hai-jin-sha, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Hǎi Jīn Shā 海金沙 (Lygodium Spore) — Lygodii Spora}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/hai-jin-sha}, urldate = {2026-04-16}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }