The efficacy and function of fern

There are many types of Chinese medicine. When we choose, we need to understand the medicine first. So do you know about the medicinal material Fern? Let us introduce it below.

【English name】 Fragrant Lindsaea

[Other names] Rhizoma Coptis chinensis, Resurrection Grass, Pig Hair Seven

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

[Original form] Terrestrial fern, plant height 20-30cm. The rhizome is chestnut-colored, horizontal, and densely covered with chestnut-red scales. Leaves are close together and erect; petiole is 4-7cm long, straw color or chestnut black at base; leaf blade is herbaceous, linear-lanceolate, 10-14cm long, about 2cm wide, once pinnate, with 17-30 pairs of pinnae, alternate, with short petioles; pinnae are semicircular oblique triangles with notches; veins are dichotomously branched. The sori are attached along the upper edge of the pinna, between the two notches and across the tips of 2-4 veinlets; the sori cover is transversely linear with broken edges.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in the shade of forests, forest edges, hillside grasslands or field edges at an altitude of 200m.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The rhizome is cylindrical, with densely covered strip-shaped diamond-shaped scales on the surface, many leaves growing near the top, and numerous fibrous roots below. The petiole is straw-colored, 4-7cm long; the leaf blade is linear-lanceolate, 10-14cm long and about 2cm wide, the pinnae have short petioles, are semicircular oblique triangles, 4-5mm wide, the lower edge is straight and entire, the upper edge is slightly arc-shaped and notched; the sporangium grows between the two notches, spanning the tops of 2-4 veinlets, and the edge of the sporangium cover is slightly gnawed. Slight odor, light taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Light; Cool

[Entry into Meridians] Enters the lung, stomach, and bladder meridians

【Functions and indications】Hemostasis; diuresis. Mainly for urinary incontinence, hematuria, and vomiting blood

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

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the functions of stopping bleeding and promoting diuresis. Used for symptoms such as urinary retention and vomiting blood.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above introduces some common knowledge about the scaly fern. In order to make more people understand the scaly fern, you can accumulate more related things in your daily life, which will play an important role in maintaining our health.