The efficacy and function of the East China membrane fern

We know that there are many kinds of Chinese medicinal materials, and Pteris cretica is one of them. In order for the East China Membrane Fern to play its role correctly and scientifically, it is necessary to master its consumption method, because different medicinal materials have their own unique nutrition and efficacy. Let’s study it below.

【English name】 Barbate Filmy Fern

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Pteris chinensis of the Pteridaceae family.

[Original form] A small lithophytic or epiphytic fern, 2-3m tall. The rhizome is slender and silky, dark brown, sparsely covered with light brown hairs, and sparsely covered with fibrous roots underneath. Leaves are distal, 1.5-2cm apart; petioles are 0.5-2cm long, dark brown, filamentous, all or most of them have narrow wings, sparsely covered with light brown soft hairs; leaf blades are membranous, translucent, brown or bright green when dry, ovate, 1.5-2.5cm long, 1-2cm wide, obtuse at the apex, nearly cordate at the base, and pinnate-lobed twice; pinnae are 3-5 pairs, oblong, 5-7mm long, 4-6mm wide, alternate, and the pinnae are almost as wide as the rachis with broad wings; terminal fissure is linear, 4-6 pairs, 2-3mm long, about 0.8mm wide, with small sharp teeth on the edge; leaf veins are forked-branched, dark brown, and are covered with brown soft hairs on the rachis and rachis, and the terminal lobe has 1-2 small veins. The sporangium clusters grow at the top of the leaves, located on the short lobes; the sporangium is bivalve, usually ovate, about 1.5mm long and 1mm wide, with a round head and a few small sharp teeth at the tip. The sporangium clusters are hidden inside the receptacle and do not extend outside the sporangium.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on tree trunks or dark rocks under the forest at an altitude of 800-1000m.

[Properties] 1. The East China Membrane Fern is mostly curled up into a ball. The rhizome is slender, filamentous and black. The petiole is filamentous, 0.5-2cm long, and covered with light brown soft hairs; the leaves are ovate when unfolded, 1.5-2.5cm long, 1-2cm wide, thin filmy, translucent, light brown or bright green. Slight odor, light taste.

【Chemical composition】 Contains apigenin.

【Nature and flavor】 Astringent; Cool

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding. Major trauma bleeding

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: appropriate amount, crush the fresh product and apply it; or grind the dry product into powder and apply it.

[Discussions by various scholars] Xinhua Materia Medica says that the whole plant has the function of stopping bleeding. Used externally to treat bleeding from trauma.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is some basic information about the East China Membrane Fern. I hope you can learn more about Chinese herbal medicine, which will be beneficial to you.