The efficacy and function of Jinsha grass

As a very common Chinese medicinal material in daily life, golden sand grass has high medicinal and nutritional value to the human body, and it is not too difficult to purchase. Let’s analyze several aspects of golden sand grass below.

[Other names] Niu Diao Xi, Quxu, Broom Vine, Turtle Dove Nest, Xuxu Medicine, Soft Tendon Vine

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb and spores of Lygodium microphyllum of the Lygodium family.

[Original morphology] The plant is creeping and climbing, with slender stems, up to 5-7m long. Leaves thin herbaceous, nearly dimorphic; bipinnate, with numerous pinnae, about 7-9cm apart, pinnae opposite on short branches of rachis, with dense reddish-brown hairs at the top of short branches; nutrient pinnae born at the lower part of rachis, oblong, 7-8cm long, 4-7cm wide, odd-pinnate, or terminal pinnae sometimes bifurcated; pinnules 4 pairs, alternate, with short petioles, petiole ends jointed; ovate-triangular or oblong, base cordate, margin serrated; venation ternate, veinlets bifurcated two to three times; spore pinnae oblong, 8-10cm long, 4-6cm wide, often odd-pinnate; pinnules 9-11 pieces, alternate, triangular or ovate-triangular, 1.5-3cm long, 1.5-2cm wide. Sporangium spikes are linear, yellowish brown, arranged at the leaf margin, with 5-8 pairs of sporangia.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in streamside thickets at an altitude of 110-150m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly bitter; cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat; promotes the elimination of dampness; relaxes muscles and tendons; stops bleeding. Urinary tract infection; urinary tract stones; nephritis edema; hepatitis; dysentery; red and swollen eyes; rheumatic pain; numbness of tendons and bones; fractures; traumatic bleeding

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

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is some basic information about golden sand grass. I hope you can learn more about Chinese herbal medicine, which will be beneficial to you.