The efficacy and function of Chinese libai

With the development of society and the close international exchanges, most people who study medicine have been seriously influenced by Western medicine, and fewer and fewer people are studying Chinese medicine, which has resulted in less and less understanding of Chinese medicine. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the Chinese medicine Zhonghua Libai.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The rhizome of Lipella vulgaris of the Lipella family.

[Original form] A large terrestrial fern, about 3 meters tall. The rhizome is dark brown, horizontal, densely covered with brown scales; the leaves are large, hard and papery, and bipinnate; the petiole is dark brown, densely covered with reddish brown scales, and then becomes smooth; the pinnae are oblong, about 1m long and 20cm wide; the pinnae are numerous, alternate, lanceolate, 14-18cm long, 2.4cm wide, and deeply pinnate; the lobes are 50-60 pairs, alternate, 1-1.4cm long, about 2mm wide, lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, entire, slightly curled after drying, and confluent at the base; the lateral veins are forked, nearly horizontal and obliquely spreading; the rachis is brown-brown, initially covered with reddish brown scales, with long eyelashes on the edges. The sporangium group is round, composed of 3-4 sporangia, born between the midrib and the leaf margin on the back of the pinna, attached to the upper veins of the base, arranged in a row on both sides of the main vein, and covered with hairs.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing by streams or under forests at an altitude of 400-1700m.

【Properties】 1. Identification of properties: The rhizome is slightly curved, with a diameter of 5-7mm; the surface is dark brown, the outer skin is wrinkled, and the base of the petiole and the fibrous roots are covered with brown scales. It is hard and brittle, easily broken, with an irregular cross section, dark brown in color, with scattered brown fiber bundles and light yellow split central column. Slight smell, light taste with a slightly spicy aftertaste.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; slightly astringent; cool

【Functions and indications】Hemostasis; bone setting. Main epistaxis; fracture

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply to nose; or mix and apply on the nose.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the effects and functions of Chinese Bai. When choosing it, pay attention to the dosage to avoid causing harm to your body.