Chicken Claw
(Selaginella Doederleinii Hieron)

Tribe: Selaginellaceae
Crude Name: Sellaginellae Doederleinii Herba (herb chicken scratch)

Description
Plant ferns grow on the cliffs, the edge of the abyss and other shady places that cold air. Grows erect, 15-35 cm tall, the roots out on the branches, trunk, lying there and there is an upright, branched-shaped fork. The leaves are small, 4-5 mm long, 2 mm wide, oblong shape, tip pointed, base flat, dark green color of the upper surface, lower surface light green. Leaves are arranged in left and right side of the main stem on a branch so as to resemble the claws of chicken with her scales.

Nature and Usefulness
Scribble sweet, warm, meridian entered the lungs, liver, and stomach. Efficacious to eliminate hot and humid conditions, blood flow, antitoksik, antineoplasma, stop bleeding (hemostatis), and eliminate swelling.

Chemical content
This plant contains alkaloids, phytosterol, and saponins.

Portion used
All of the plants (herbs) that have been dried can be used.

How to use
As much as 15-30 g of dried herb, to 50-100 g. cancer Material is boiled in 5 cups of water with low heat for 3-4 hours. After chilling, the water drunk several times a day until exhausted.
For external use only, finely chopped fresh herbs, then apply to a hospital. Used for the treatment of rheumatism, sore, broken bones and bleeding wounds.

Farmakologis effects and results of research
Use this plant will inhibit sarcoma 180 and 14 cervical cancer in mice and that in L16 cells isolated from human liver cancer; stimulates rat adrenokortikal function; also stimulates metabolism and reticuloendothelial function.

Note
Already made infusion solution, tablets, and injectable drugs, sold under the name Decancerlin.