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Friends who don’t know about Glechoma longituba will not understand what effects and functions Glechoma longituba has. Glechoma longituba is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. Many people only know it in terms of its morphology, so it is difficult to understand what benefits Glechoma longituba can really bring to people’s health. These require us to have an in-depth understanding of this medicinal material Glechoma longituba.

[Alias] Zhabei Zhengwa (Tibetan name)

[Source] It is the whole herb of Glechoma longituba, a plant of the Polypodiaceae family. The sori are harvested when they are mature. Cut off the above-ground part, brush off the yellow hair, cut into sections, and dry in the sun.

【Original form】Epiphytic. The rhizome is thick and horizontal, densely covered with black transparent thin scales. The leaves are basal, with green and smooth petioles; the leaf blades are halberd-shaped, thin papery, dark green, and glabrous, with two rows of round, pale yellow sporangia on the underside, located between the midrib and the leaf margin.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on shady and moist rocks. Distributed in Tibet and other places.

[Nature and flavor] It is neutral in nature and tastes bitter and sweet.

【Functions and indications】It can promote diuresis and relieve stranguria, clear away lung heat. It is used to treat nephritis edema, urinary tract infection, urethral stones, lung heat cough, hemoptysis, bronchial asthma, pharyngitis, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 1.5 to 3 qian.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Above we introduced what is Glechoma longituba. We know that Glechoma longituba is actually a traditional Chinese medicinal material that can bring us health benefits and has almost no major side effects, so you might as well try it in your spare time.