The efficacy and function of rock spring grass

The environment is now seriously deteriorating and various diseases are emerging one after another. In order to prevent the occurrence of various diseases and ensure good health, many people choose to enhance their immunity through diet. As a food ingredient that can fundamentally regulate various functions of the body, Chinese medicinal materials have received widespread attention. Today I will introduce to you the medicinal herb Yanchuncao.

[Other names] Ground cypress branch, wild cypress, iron-footed cave fairy, red snow phoenix tail, typhoid grass, hemostatic grass, hemostatic dan, stone centipede, small pheasant tail, wall brocade, Wannian cypress, cave fairy

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Aspleniaceae.

【Original morphology】 Plant height 10-30cm. The rhizome is short and erect, with dark brown, lanceolate scales on the top and base of the petiole. Leaves are clustered; petiole is 1-3cm long, with 1 longitudinal groove on it, bright chestnut or reddish brown, smooth upward; leaf blade is thin herbaceous, glabrous, linear-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 10-25cm long, 2-4.5cm wide, acuminate or deeply pinnate at apex, gradually narrowing at base, bipinnate; pinnae are about 20 pairs, spreading, ovate, oblong or narrowly lanceolate, the middle one is larger, 8-30mm long, 6-12mm wide, triangular-lanceolate or lanceolate, acuminate at apex with coarse teeth, asymmetrically truncated at base, usually pinnate-cleft or completely split into 1-2 pairs of pinnae, or completely split into nearly bipinnate, with coarse teeth on the margin, the lower pinnae gradually shortens to ovate, less than 5mm long and wide, the lowest 1 to several pairs often shrink to ovate or ear-shaped; leaf veins are pinnate, lateral veins are forked, not reaching the leaf edge. The sori are oblong, dorsally located in the middle of the veinlets, close to the midrib; the sori cap is oblong, membranous, and entire.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on the edge of field ridges or on wet rocks under forests at an altitude of 200-1600m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; sweet; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; soothes the liver and calms the nerves; stops bleeding and promotes diuresis. It is mainly used for acute icteric infectious hepatitis; cough caused by lung heat; infantile convulsions; urinary incontinence; dactylitis; poisonous snake bites

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application. Use raw for clearing heat; stir-fry for stopping bleeding.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that through the detailed introduction of Rock Grass in this article, everyone can understand the efficacy and medicinal properties of Rock Grass. I hope this helps you all.