The efficacy and function of gray nails

Diseases require improvement through medicine. Different diseases require different medicine choices. If you want to treat your disease well, you need to use the right medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine gray nail is also very helpful in treating certain diseases. Let’s take a look at this medicinal herb.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruiting body of the fungus Phallus phalloides of the family Phallus fasciatus.

[Original morphology] The fruiting body's integument grows at the top of the stipe. It is oblate, 2-2.5 cm in diameter, milky white at first, then gray-brown, and has a nearly smooth surface. It splits transversely when mature, and the spores are gray-brown or coffee-colored. After the spores are lost, the disc-shaped base remains, which is white and 2 cm in diameter. The base is connected to the stipe, which is 20-25 cm long, 0.6 cm thick, dark cinnamon-colored, hollow, and covered with gray-brown hairy scales. There are residual stipes at the base. The spores are nearly spherical, rust-colored, and 4-6 μm in diameter. There are two types of spore hyphae, one is long and colorless with few branches; the other is fusiform or cylindrical with ring patterns on the inner wall.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on saline-alkali land, scattered in autumn.

【Properties】 1. Characteristic identification: Most of the stipes of the fruiting bodies have been removed. The capsid is oblate, 2-2.5cm in diameter, gray-brown, nearly smooth, with a remnant stipe at the base, about 6mm in diameter, dark cinnamon in color, and with hairy scales. After the upper part of the capsule falls off, a nearly white, cap-shaped, expanded stalk top with a diameter of about 2 cm can be seen.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; neutral

【Entry】 Lung; Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】 Clears the lungs and relieves sore throat; detoxifies and reduces swelling; stops bleeding. Mainly used for cough, hoarseness, sore throat, and bleeding due to trauma

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-6g. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above introduction to the knowledge about gray nails, I believe everyone will know more about gray nails. We can eat gray nails in our daily life to regulate and improve our body.