The efficacy and function of Shui Guanzhong

The essence of traditional Chinese medicine is to treat both the symptoms and the root cause. Compared with Western medicine, the effects and efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine are much better. The same is true for the Chinese medicine Shui Guanzhong. Here we will introduce the effects and functions of the Chinese medicine Shui Guanzhong.

[Other names] Guanzhong, Xiaoguanzhong

[Source] Medicinal material source: The rhizome of Shaanxi ear fern, a plant of the Dryopteris family.

【Original morphology】 Plant height 20-40cm. The rhizome is short, erect or ascending, and the base of the petiole is covered with brown, lanceolate scales, with an entire margin. Leaves are clustered; petioles are 5-7m long, dark straw color, covered with broad ovate and lanceolate scales upwards; leaf blades are herbaceous, linear-lanceolate, 20-30m long, 2-3m wide, gradually narrowing at the base, the lowest pair shrinking into an ear shape, covered with fibrous scales along the rachis, pinnae and veins, and deeply pinnate-lobed twice; pinnae are 28-32 pairs, alternate, 1-1.5m apart, gradually shortening below the middle, and deeply pinnate-lobed; lobes are 3-5 pairs, oblong to triangular, the base pair is usually larger, short-awned at the apex, with sparse fine teeth on the margin, and the base is connected to the narrow wings on both sides of the rachis; leaf veins are pinnate, and the lateral veins are often single, extending to the tooth tips. The sori are round, dorsally borne at the tip of the veinlets, with 1-2 pairs of sori; the sori cap is brown with eroded edges.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on relatively dry rocks at an altitude of 2600-3200m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; astringent; cool; slightly toxic

【Functions and indications】 Clearing away heat and detoxifying; cooling blood and stopping bleeding; expelling parasites; preventing influenza, Japanese encephalitis, measles, and mumps. Mainly used for dysentery, hematemesis, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, pinworm, hookworm, red worm and other intestinal parasitic diseases

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply or grind into powder for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above article introduces the effects of Shui Guanzhong. I hope it will be helpful to you in your life. But it is important to note that you should not randomly combine it with other foods. You should consult a professional before making a decision.