The efficacy and function of stone fern

Stone fern is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. This type of medicine can cover many aspects of disease treatment, so before choosing stone fern, you must have a good understanding of it. Let us introduce it in detail below.

[Other names] Stone cowpea, stone beans, stone needles, stone beans, duck tongue Wei, duck tongue fish turtle

[Source] Saxiglossum angustissimum （Gies.） Ching [S. taeniodes （C. Chr.） Ching], a fern plant of the genus Saxiglossum in the family Polypodiaceae, is used as medicine with its whole plant . It can be harvested in all seasons, dug out with roots, washed and dried.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness, cools blood and stops bleeding. Used for red eyes, sore throat, difficulty urinating, leucorrhea, rheumatic pain in the waist and legs, hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, and metrorrhagia.

【Usage and Dosage】 0.5～1 liang.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

Everyone should know about the medicinal value of stone fern. We should pay more attention to information in this area so that we can be prepared when encountering problems and avoid panic.