The efficacy and function of Chinese sword fern

Chinese sword fern is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It is very helpful to the human body in treating certain diseases. Moreover, this type of medicine is also widely used. When choosing Chinese sword fern, you need to understand its efficacy, effects and contraindications. Let's take a look at it below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the rhizome or whole herb of the Chinese sword fern of the Pteridaceae family.

【Original morphology】 Plant height 8-18cm. The rhizome is slender, horizontal, and densely covered with brown-brown, lanceolate scales. Leaves are close together, with short petioles; leaf blades are fleshy, linear-lanceolate, 5-17cm long, 1-1.2cm wide in the middle, with acute apex, cuneate base extending down to the bottom of the petiole, entire or wavy, leathery after drying, with wrinkles on the surface; midrib slightly raised on both sides. The sori are oblong, usually 5-8 pairs, separate from each other, extremely obliquely upward, sometimes almost parallel to the midrib, arranged on both sides of the midrib, growing above the middle of the back, and sterile below; there is no sori cover.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: epiphytic on tree trunks or shady rocks in evergreen forests at an altitude of 1500-2400m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; slightly cold.

【Meridian】 Bladder; Kidney

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; acts as a diuretic. . Mainly used for urinary tract infection; mastitis; rabies bites.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It tastes bitter and astringent, and is slightly cold in nature. It has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and promoting diuresis. Used for tuberculosis, urethritis, rabies bites, etc.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what Chinese sword fern is. We know that Chinese sword fern is a common Chinese herbal medicine with good health and wellness effects. It has many benefits to the human body and can relieve many symptoms. How about it, do you understand?