Family

Polypodiaceae

Genus

Drynaria

Common Name

GuSuiBu

Plant Figure

Description

Drynaria roosii (Nakaike) is a traditional Chinese medicinal fern, known as ‘GuSuiBu’. The effective components, naringin and neoeriocitrin. D. roosii has been extensively used to treat bone-related diseases such as bone fracture, osteoporosis and arthritis, and has been demonstrated to have therapeutic effects on bone healing.