Ox-tail fern has medicinal properties. Ox-tail fern, also known as black bones, is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine with the effects of dispelling wind and removing dampness, promoting blood circulation and eliminating carbuncles.
Ox-tailed fern is the root or the whole plant of the dicotyledonous plant medicine loropetalum family, the southwest bar willow, warm, sweet taste, with a small poison. It has the efficacy of dispelling wind and removing dampness, activating blood circulation and eliminating carbuncle, and is used in the treatment of bruises, rheumatism and paralysis, amenorrhea, and carbuncle (a suppurative disease that is caused by redness, swelling and pain in the breasts, and the milk is not discharged well).
Oxtail fern can be taken internally or soaked in wine, can also be appropriate amount of pounded compresses for external use. Currently adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear.
Oxtail fern has medicinal properties, but there is a small toxicity, it is recommended that patients strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for the use of oxtail fern, if you are taking other drugs, you should consult a doctor in advance to avoid drug interactions.