The efficacy and function of Chinese Polypodium vulgare

Chinese Polypodium vulgare is a type of traditional Chinese medicine and is very helpful for many diseases. Below we will briefly introduce the Chinese polypodium.

[Other names] False water faucet, chicken claw seven

[Source] Medicinal material source: The rhizome of Polypodium vulgare of the Polypodiaceae family.

【Original morphology】Plant height 25-70cm. The rhizome is long and horizontal, densely covered with brown, ovate-lanceolate scales, gradually pointed, and the sieve pores are coarse and transparent. Leaves are sparse; petiole 10-20cm long, attached to the rhizome at the joint, scaled at the joint, smooth upwards, with a longitudinal groove on the surface; leaf blade herbaceous, oblong or broadly lanceolate, 10-30cm long, 7-11cm wide, caudate at the tip, not narrowed downwards, deeply pinnately fissured almost to the rachis; lobes 11-26 pairs, nearly opposite, linear-lanceolate, 3.5-5cm long, 5-7mm wide, gradually pointed at the tip, serrated at the margins; leaf veins are obvious, with a row of meshes on both sides of the midrib, and a hidden small vein; leaves are smooth on the upper side, with sparse small scales along the midrib and rachis on the lower side. The sori are small, round, and attached to the tips of the internal veinlets, often slightly sunken into the mesophyll.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on rocks under forests at an altitude of about 1000m or in moist crevices in valleys.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Mainly used for traumatic injury; fracture; waist and leg pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The article introduces the effects and functions of Chinese water faucet in detail. We hope that everyone can remember its common effects, which will help us to use Chinese water faucet correctly in our lives. Chinese Polypodium vulgare can effectively improve our physical fitness and is very beneficial for improving our body's immunity.