Drynaria, Gu Sui Bu Drynaria, Gu Sui Bu 骨碎补 Fortune’s Drynaria RhizomeGu Sui Bu (TCM)Be ljang re ral  བེ་ལྗང་རེ་རལ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Drynaria fortuneiH.S. Hu, R.C. Ching, Icones filicum Sinicarum, vol. 4 (1937) Aglaomorpha coronans(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Drynaria fortunei (syn. D. roosii, Polypodium fortunei, Aglaomorpha fortunei)The correct name (since 2016) is Aglaomorpha fortunei, although most TCM texts still refer to Drynaria fortunei.Local species are used in TCM including D. baronii, D. orientalis, Aglaomorpha coronans (syn. Pseudodrynaria coronans)Drynaria baronii is used in Tibetan Medicine. Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. BitterIn Tibetan Medicine it (D. baronii) is classed as Cool and Bitter. Classifications: 3M. ARTHRITICSD. Clear Wind and DampN. Tonics Uses: 1. Tonifies the Kidneys, Strengthens the Bones: -weakness and pain of the Lower Back and Knees-Arthritic disorders, Rheumatic Arthritis, Osteoarthritis (TCM, Tibet)-useful during recovery from injury to the Soft Tissues, Bones and Joints (TCM)-Loss of hearing, Tinnitus (TCM, Tibet)-Loose Teeth, Bleeding Gums-Chronic Diarrhea from Kidney deficiency.-‘damage and injury of the tendon and bone’ (Su Song)-good for ‘5 Overstrains and 6 Exhaustions’ (Zhen Quan)-‘Heat in the upper part and Cold in the lower part of the body’. (Zhen Quan)2. Moves the Blood, Promotes Healing of Sinews and…

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