The efficacy and function of sedge fern

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. So do you know about the medicinal herb sedge fern?

【English name】 all-grass of Fingered Schizaea

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Cyperus rotundus, a plant of the Cyperaceae family.

[Original form] Terrestrial fern. The rhizome is short and horizontal, with short brown hairs on the top. Leaves are clustered; petioles are nearly round, brown, 2.5-5cm long, and their apex is difficult to distinguish from the narrowing base of the leaf blade; leaves are grass-like, herbaceous or papery, linear, 20-25cm long, 2-5mm wide, flat, entire, with narrow cartilaginous edges, often curled upward after drying; there is only one main vein; spore leaves are the same type as the nutrient leaves, with the upper end contracted and deeply palmately divided into 5-15 lobes; the lobes are 2-4cm long and about 1mm wide. The sporangium is brown-yellow and arranged in two rows on both sides of the main vein below the lobe, almost covering the entire underside of the lobe when mature.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under sparse forests on dry and barren sandy loam in low mountains and hills at an altitude of about 200m.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; cool

【Meridian】 Lung meridian

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies. Mainly used for colds, fever, tonsillitis, sore throat

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: 6-15g, decocted in water.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Whole plant: slightly bitter in taste, cool in nature. It has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying and reducing fever. Used for colds, fever, tonsillitis, etc.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Nowadays, people's life pressure is constantly increasing, which makes our bodies often in a state of fatigue. Sedge fern, as a traditional Chinese medicine, has a certain regulating effect on the body. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.