The efficacy and function of star fern

Star hair fern is a common medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine. So what are the health benefits of star hair fern? In what aspects of daily life is star hair fern widely used? Let’s take a brief look at star hair fern.

【English Name】 Prolific Ampelopteris

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Pteris cretica, a plant of the Pteridaceae family.

[Original morphology] The plant is climbing, 50-170cm high. The rhizome is horizontal, woody, sparsely covered with yellow-brown, lanceolate scales, short-pointed at the apex, entire, and with star-shaped branched cilia on the outside. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The sori are round or oblong when young, dorsally located in the middle of the lateral veins, arranged in a row on each side of the midrib, and often merged and covered on the back of the pinnae when mature; there is no sori cover.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on river rocks and streams at an altitude of 100-1000m, often climbing in dense forests or bushes.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; Cool

【Meridian】 Liver; Stomach

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and promotes diuresis. Mainly used for gastritis, dysentery, stranguria, rheumatic swelling and pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Used for gastritis and dysentery.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that after reading the above explanations, everyone has a deeper understanding of the Chinese medicinal herb Pteris cretica? In fact, many foods or medicinal materials are the same. Only when we understand them can we eat them correctly according to our own situation and effectively help maintain our health.