The efficacy and function of weasel

The development of Western medicine has brought some crises to traditional Chinese medicine. But traditional Chinese medicine still has many magical aspects. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine weasel.

[Alias] Green fern (List of Guangxi Medicinal Plants).

[Source] The whole plant of the Pteris sclerocarpa of the Venus fern family. Available all year round.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 20 to 60 meters high. The rhizome is long and winding, densely covered with linear-lanceolate brown scales. Leaves are close-grown, herbaceous, densely pubescent on both sides; petiole 10-25 cm long, straw-colored, densely covered with large reddish-brown scales at base; leaf blade ovate-pentagonal, 10-25 cm long, equal in width and length, 4-pinnatine-lobed; pinnae petiolate, with a pair of the largest at base; pinnae on lower side of rachis larger than those on upper side; ultimate lobe rounded, entire or wavy, lateral veins on lobes single. The sori are large, growing in the middle of the lateral veins; the sori lid is large, kidney-shaped or horseshoe-shaped, and densely pubescent.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on limestone or brick walls. Distributed throughout the south of the Yangtze River.

[Properties and flavors] Guizhou Folk Medicine: "Cool in nature, bitter in taste, slightly toxic."

【Functions and indications】 Treat dysentery, impetigo, and bleeding from knife wounds.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat sores: Mash fresh weasel leaves and stems and apply to the affected area. (Guizhou Folk Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

This article introduces some basic knowledge about the medicinal herb weasel. Weasel is very effective in treating some related diseases of the human body. Moreover, weasels have a certain regulating effect on the body and can be eaten in moderation.