The efficacy and function of big golden moss

The occurrence of diseases requires the improvement of medicines. The choice of medicines for different diseases is also different. If you want to be able to treat your own diseases well, you need to use the right medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine Dajinfa moss is also very helpful in treating certain diseases. Let’s take a look at this medicinal herb.

[Other names] Single-rooted grass (Chinese Medicinal Plants), small pine and cypress, rock grass, eye elixir, a mouthful of blood (Guizhou Herbs), dwarf pine, and thousand-year-old fir (Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan).

[Source] It is the whole herb of the giant moss of the Moss family. Collected after rain in summer and autumn.

[Original form] Herb, 10 to 30 cm high, growing in clumps. The stem is erect, single, often twisted, with dense adventitious rhizomes at the bottom, dark green at the top, and brown-red or black-brown when old. The leaves are clustered at the top, gradually becoming smaller and sparser towards the bottom. The leaves at the top are larger, with obvious long ovate sheaths. The leaf blades are suddenly narrowed, long lanceolate, curled at the tip, with dense and sharp teeth on the edges, strong midribs, and protruding into thorns; there are fine teeth in the center of the front of the back, and many pectens on the ventral surface. Dioecious; male plants are slightly shorter, with a bud-like anther at the top, which often continues to grow and branch in the center of the anther; female plants are taller and have a terminal spore capsule; the capsule stalk is strong, up to 10 cm long, and brown-red; the spore capsule is erect at first, and is arranged parallel or drooping when mature, brown-red, and has a short square shape with four edges; the capsule cap covers the entire capsule and has brown-yellow hairs; the capsule cover is flat and has a short beak; the receptacle is disc-shaped; the capsule teeth are single-layered. Spores are small, round, yellow and smooth.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in shady and moist slopes of mountains and fields. Distributed throughout the north and south of my country.

【Chemical composition】 Contains saponins, lipids and pigments.

【Nature and flavor】 ① "Guizhou Herbal Medicine": "sweet, cold."

【Functions and indications】 Nourishes yin and replenishes deficiency. Treats cough, vomiting blood and night sweats caused by lung disease.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5-1 liang; or stew with meat. For external use: grind into powder and apply on skin.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat night sweats and cough: 3 qian of Pinus cypress, 2 qian of Phellodendron amurense, 3 qian of Adenophora radix, 2 qian of Sycamore bark, 2 qian of Sargentodoxa chinensis, and 2 qian of Pennisetum chinense. Take it in decoction.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the golden moss. This is a medicinal material we are very familiar with, but it has many medicinal properties and functions. Therefore, I hope everyone will consume it based on their own situation.