The efficacy and function of Emei fern

Everyone is familiar with the Emei fern Codonopsis pilosula, of course some people are relatively unfamiliar with it. In fact, Emei fern and Guanzhong are a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. So what is the effect of Emei Fern?

【Other name】 Guanzhong

[Source] Medicinal material source: The rhizome of the Pteris crescentris of the Pteridaceae family.

【Original morphology】Plant height 30-80m. The rhizome is short, thick and obliquely ascending, with brown, broad-lanceolate scales at the top and base of the petiole. Leaves are clustered; petiole 15-20cm long, straw-colored, smooth upward; leaf blade leathery, oblong-lanceolate, 25-60cm long, 12-20cm wide, gradually pointed, with only a few brown multicellular short hairs on the rachis, pinnae and midrib, and deeply pinnately divided twice; pinnae about 20 pairs, lanceolate, 3-4 pairs of pinnae slightly shortened at the bottom, middle pinnae 12-14cm long, 1.5-2cm wide, deeply pinnately divided almost to the rachis; lobes 18-20 pairs, flat, sickle-oblong, 1 pair at the base larger, with fine serrations on the edges; venation pinnate, not very obvious, with 5-7 pairs of single lateral veins on the lobes. The sori are short linear, becoming elliptical when mature, dorsally located above the lateral veins, with 2-5 pairs of lobes per lobe; the sori cap is crescent-shaped, brown, entire, and persistent.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in valleys under forests or in bushes at an altitude of 1400-2500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; astringent; slightly cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; kills insects; stops bleeding. Mainly used for dysentery, ascariasis, pinworm disease, worm disease, metrorrhagia, blood in stool, influenza

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what is Emei Fern and Coptis chinensis, and we also learned about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Emei Fern and Coptis chinensis. We know that the effects of Emei Fern and Coptis chinensis are very powerful. You can eat some Emei Fern and Coptis chinensis for health preservation.