The efficacy and function of Pseudotum cochinchinensis

Chinese medicinal materials are very effective in treating certain diseases. Although the effect is a little slow, they have no side effects on the human body and are still highly respected by people. However, when choosing, you need to pay attention to its usage methods, etc. Let us learn about the medicinal material Pteris interlockingensis.

【English Name】 Rhizome of Joined Phymatopsis

【Alias】 Golden Chicken Feet

[Source] Medicinal material source: The rhizome of Pseudotum corymbiferum, a plant of the Polypodiaceae family.

【Original morphology】 Plant height 15-20cm. The rhizome is long and horizontal, densely covered with reddish-brown, lanceolate scales at the base of the petiole, gradually pointed at the apex, broad and shield-shaped at the base, and with eyelashes on the edges. Leaves are distal; petioles are 7-10cm long, straw-colored, smooth; leaf blades are papery, yellow-green, triangular, 7-10cm long, 10-12cm wide, and deeply pinnately fissured almost to the rachis; pinnae are 5-7, opposite, a pair of flat at the base, each lobe slightly oblique upward, oblong-lanceolate, the pair at the base is the largest, 5-7cm long, 1.5-2cm wide, gradually pointed, with sharp sparse teeth and white membranous narrow edges on the edges; lateral veins are obvious, oblique upward, and the veinlets are reticular, with small veins hidden in the mesh. The sporangium is elliptical, arranged in a row on each side of the midrib, and attached to the junction of the fine veins.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on rocks under forests at an altitude of 2000-2700m.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; cool

【Meridian】 Spleen; Stomach meridian

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; promotes qi and eliminates dampness. Mainly used for urinary tract infection; hematuria; diarrhea; dysentery; rheumatic pain; indigestion

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

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Rhizome: used for indigestion.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to some relevant knowledge about Pseudotuberculosis interlaced. Do you have a better understanding of it? I hope everyone can apply Pseudotuberculosis interlaced in life to serve our health.