The efficacy and function of Dryopteris golden crown

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, Golden Crown Dryopteris is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about Golden Crown Dryopteris, let’s take a detailed look at it below.

【English Name】 Goldencoma Wood Fern

【Other name】 Guanzhong

[Source] Medicinal material source: The rhizome of Dryopteris golden crown, a plant of the Dryopteris family.

【Original form】 The plant is up to 50cm tall. The rhizome is erect or obliquely ascending, densely covered with bright reddish-brown, lanceolate scales, with a long, twisted subulate tip. Leaves are clustered; petioles are gramineous, covered with two types of scales: ovate-lanceolate and linear-lanceolate; leaf blades are oblong, about 30cm long, 8-12cm wide in the middle, shortly acuminate at the apex, slightly narrowed at the base, and deeply pinnate-lobed twice; lobes are entire or sparsely notched, with blunt teeth on the pinnules or lobe margins; rachis is covered with reddish-brown, lanceolate scales; veins are not obvious above, but prominent below. The sori cap is large, papery or horny, and spiral-shell-like, completely covering the sori when mature.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under hillside forests at an altitude of 2500-3200m.

[Chemical composition] The rhizome contains white tridentate, mianmaic acid and yellow tridentate acid.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cold

【Meridian】 Heart; Liver; Spleen; Large Intestine

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; stops bleeding and relieves blood stasis. It is used for heat toxicity, macules, wounds, postpartum blood and qi distension and pain, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, epistaxis, and dysentery.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash fresh product for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, stopping bleeding and relieving blood stasis, and killing insects. It is used for wounds, maculopapular rashes, postpartum blood and gas distension and pain, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, epistaxis, and dysentery.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Golden crown fern not only has many functions, but also has many ways of being eaten in our lives, so it is loved by many people.