The efficacy and function of Emei ear fern

There are many common Chinese medicinal materials in life, and Emei ear fern is one of them. However, many people are not very clear about Emei ear fern. Therefore, before choosing to eat it, you need to understand the effects and functions of Emei ear fern.

【English name】 all-grass of Omei Mountain Shield Fern

【Other names】 Dieffenbachia, forest plant

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of Pteris ovata of the Dryopteris family.

【Original form】 The plant is about 40cm tall. The rhizome is short and obliquely ascending, and is sparsely covered with ovate-lanceolate small scales at the base of the petiole. Leaves are clustered; petioles are up to 10-15cm long, straw-colored, and sparsely scaled; leaf blades are herbaceous, lanceolate or broadly lanceolate, 15-25cm long, 4-7cm wide in the middle, narrowing toward the base, nearly smooth or occasionally with small scales, and pinnately lobed three to four times; the first lobes are numerous, almost sessile, lanceolate, 2-3cm long, and slightly shorter near the base; the second lobes are ovate-elliptic, 6-12 pairs, gradually narrowing at the base; the last lobe is oblanceolate, about 1mm wide, usually two-lobed, as wide as the rachis, with a sharp tip and entire margin; each lobe has one small vein. The sporangium is attached to the tip of the veinlet; the sori is large, reniform, as wide as the lobes, and will fall off soon.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on wet rocks or tree trunks beside stream valleys on hillsides at an altitude of 800-1500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; neutral

【Meridian】 Lung; Stomach meridian

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat; purges fire; promotes diuresis. It is used to treat nose swelling due to excessive heat in the lung and stomach; short and dark urine; constipation; sores and boils that do not heal for a long time

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: 15-30g, decocted in water.

[Various scholars’ discussions] “Chinese Medicinal Plant Records”: clears away heat. Decoction in water to treat stomach heat.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the effects and functions of Emei Ear Fern. Your choice should be based on your own needs, so that it will not harm your body and can achieve a good effect in improving the disease.