The efficacy and function of Asplenium chinense

The medical value of Asplenium truncatum is beyond our imagination. It is very effective in treating some diseases. The Chinese asplenium contains many substances that are beneficial to the human body. Let’s take a look.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Aspleniaceae plant Aspleniaceae.

【Original morphology】 Plant height 30-40cm. The rhizome is short and obliquely ascending, with the top and base of the petiole densely covered with light brown, lanceolate scales. Leaves are clustered; petiole is 6-12cm long, light gray-brown or gray straw color, nearly smooth upward or occasionally with one or two scales; leaf blade is hard and papery, glabrous on both sides, lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, 18-25cm long, 6-10cm wide at the base, gradually pointed and pinnate-lobed at the apex, not narrowed at the base, bipinnate or tripinnate-lobed downward, with narrow wings on both sides of the rachis; pinnae are 8-10 pairs, alternate, obliquely upward, petiolate, lanceolate, gradually pointed or obtuse at the apex; terminal segment is oblong-lanceolate, shallowly lobed at the apex into coarse and blunt teeth of varying lengths; leaf veins are raised above, more or less sunken and ridge-like below, and lateral veins are single or forked. Sori linear, dorsally borne in the middle of the veinlets, with 1-3 on each lobe; sori cap linear, thickly membranous, entire.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on wet rocks under forests or in cracks in rocks beside roadsides at an altitude of 400-1000m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】Promotes dampness and clears turbidity; stops bleeding. Mainly used for leucorrhea, prostatitis, nephritis, and bleeding from knife wounds

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: appropriate amount, grind into powder and sprinkle.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that after reading the above explanations, everyone has a deeper understanding of the traditional Chinese medicine Aspleniaceae? In fact, many foods or medicinal materials are the same. Only when we understand them can we eat them correctly according to our own situation and effectively help maintain our health.