The efficacy and function of Huangwawei

Huangwawei is a very common Chinese medicinal material in daily life. It has high medicinal and nutritional value to the human body, and it is not too difficult to purchase. Let's analyze several aspects of Huang Wawei.

[Alias] Golden Cocktail, Big Stone Wei, Seven-Star Sword (Guizhou Folk Medicine), Wawei, Stone Tea (Ningxia Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the root and whole herb of the Polypodiaceae plant , the Polypodiaceae family . Available all year round.

[Original form] Perennial herb, less than 30 cm tall. The rhizome is horizontal and sparsely covered with brown scales, which are oval, obtuse and entire. The leaves are lanceolate, about 23 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, gradually pointed at both ends, leathery, green above and light green below, covered with scales, and the veins are not obvious. The sori are large, obliquely rectangular, and inserted between the midrib and the leaf margin.

【Habitat distribution】Grows on rocks. Distributed in Southwest China, Guangxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places.

[Nature and flavor] "Guizhou Folk Medicine": "slightly cold in nature, bitter in taste."

【Functions and indications】 Anti-inflammatory, detoxifying and hemostatic. Treat fever, cough, urinary tract infection, sores, carbuncles and swelling.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian; or mash into juice. For external use: grind into powder and sprinkle.

[Additional prescription] ① For treating fever: add wine to the root of Seven-star Sword and mash it, take the juice. (Guizhou Herbs)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Huangwawei is a medicinal material that has existed for a long time. It is recorded in many Chinese medicine books, which shows that Huangwawei does have good medicinal value.