The efficacy and function of scaly balsamina

As a very common Chinese medicinal material in daily life, Scaly Weaver has high medicinal and nutritional value to the human body, and it is not too difficult to purchase. Let's analyze several aspects of the scaly-shaped twig.

[Other names] Sword grass, sickle grass, two-sided knife, dragon bone card, seven-branch sword, big-leaf domino grass, sickle

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

【Original morphology】 Plant height 15-22cm. The rhizome grows horizontally, densely covered with transparent diamond-shaped scales that are black in the middle and light brown on the edges, and have teeth on the edges. Leaves are distal; petiole 2-3cm long, straw-colored, sparsely scaly at base, smooth upward; leaf blade thinly leathery, lanceolate, 8-28cm long, 0.5-1.2cm wide, wider below the middle, short acuminate at apex, short decurrent at base, dorsally covered with black scales; midrib prominent on both sides, lateral veins inconspicuous. Sori are round or elliptic, close to each other when mature, dorsal, and arranged in a row near the midrib; septa are round.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on tree trunks or rocks at the edge of hillside forests at an altitude of 600-2300m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; astringent; neutral; non-toxic

【Functions and indications】 Clears the lungs and relieves cough; strengthens the spleen and eliminates malnutrition; relieves pain; stops bleeding. Mainly used for lung heat cough; headache; abdominal pain; rheumatic pain; infantile malnutrition; traumatic bleeding

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above introduces some basic knowledge about the scaly-barbed wire. I believe many people will have a better understanding of the scaly-barbed wire after reading it. There are many other medicinal herbs that we often come into contact with in our daily lives. If you have time, you might as well learn more about them.