The efficacy and function of seven-star grass

As people's living standards improve, they pay more attention to health preservation. Many people know that the Chinese medicine Seven Star Grass is good for the body and can treat many diseases. Let’s learn about it today.

[Alias] Goosefoot Venus, Golden Chicken Feet, Goosefoot Venus

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Pseudothomolecularia tricholoma, a plant of the Polypodiaceae family.

【Original morphology】 Plant height 5-10cm. The rhizome is thin and horizontal, with scales on the top and base of the petiole. Leaves are sparse; petioles are 2.5-5cm long, straw-colored, attached to the rhizome at the joint at the base, and smooth upwards; leaf blades are leathery, ovate-triangular, 3-10cm long, base rounded cuneate or cuneate, and three-lobed; lobes are oblong to oblong, the middle one is the longest, gradually pointed or acute to form a tail; lobules are elliptical, slightly oblique, with cartilaginous edges and sparse shallow notches; lateral veins are obvious. The sporangium is round and arranged in a row on each side of the midrib, slightly closer to the midrib.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in the shade under pine forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; cold; non-toxic

【Functions and indications】Diuretic and relieving stranguria; clearing away heat and detoxifying. Mainly used for stranguria; turbid urine; edema; leucorrhea; sore throat; heatstroke; carbuncle and swelling

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 30-60g; or squeeze into juice. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Additional prescription] There are yellow-brown sporangia on the back of the leaves, which look like stars, and sometimes there are only 7 of them, so it is named Seven-Star Grass. They are named "goose paw" and "chicken foot" because of their similar shapes.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Nowadays, people's life pressure is constantly increasing, which makes our bodies often in a state of fatigue. As a traditional Chinese medicine, Seven-star Grass has a certain regulating effect on the body. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.