The efficacy and function of Cuiyuncao

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

[Other names] Sword cypress, blue cypress, cypress leaf, stretch grass, green velvet, rotten skin snake

[Source] Selaginella uncinata (Desv.) Spring, a plant of the genus Selaginella in the family Selaginellaceae, is used as medicine with its whole plant . It can be harvested throughout the year and used fresh or dried.

【Nature and flavor】Sweet, light, and cool.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness, stops bleeding and relieves cough. Used for acute icteric infectious hepatitis, cholecystitis, enteritis, dysentery, nephritic edema, urinary tract infection, rheumatic joint pain, hemoptysis due to tuberculosis; used externally to treat furuncle, burns, traumatic bleeding, and bruises.

[Usage and Dosage] 0.5-1 liang; for external use, mash the whole fresh herb and apply it on the affected area, or dry the whole herb and grind it into powder and apply it on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] This product was first recorded as a medicine in Baicao Jing.

The effects and functions of Cuiyuncao have been described in detail above, and I believe everyone has a certain understanding of it. Whether Cuiyuncao has other therapeutic effects still requires further research.