The efficacy and function of Polyspicate

Polyspicate root is commonly used as a medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine. This is also because of the medicinal value of the polyspiked Lithops itself, so today I will tell you some relevant knowledge about the polyspiked Lithops.

【Alias】 Sweet tea root

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Lithops multispikeensis of the Fagaceae family.

【Original form】 Evergreen tree, 11-15m high. The twigs are light brown when young, and dark brown-black when old and dry. Leaves are alternate; petiole 2-2.5cm long, thickened at base, often dark brown, sometimes covered with grayish white powdery frost; leaf blade leathery, oblong or ovate-oblong, 7-14cm long, 3-4cm wide, apex acute or suddenly acuminate, base cuneate, entire, glabrous, slightly grayish white beneath, 7-10 pairs of lateral veins, slender, sparse, slightly obvious branch veins, and small veins usually inconspicuous. Male inflorescences are rarely compound spikes; female flowers are in clusters of 3, often 1 of which bears fruit. The infructescence is 8-10cm long, with a slender axis and about 5mm in diameter; the cupule is shallowly disc-shaped, surrounding the base of the nut, with a diameter of 9-14mm and a height of 3-5mm; the scaly bracts are arranged in a whorl, small, fused with the cupule except at the top, and covered with brown-black hairs; the nut is oblate, 1.6-1.8cm in diameter, 9-13mm long, with a conical tip at the top when immature, nearly flat when mature, with a short tip in the center, truncated at the base, and glabrous; the navel is deeply sunken, with a diameter of 6-8mm. The flowering period is from May to September, and the fruiting period is from May to September of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in dense forests in mountains at an altitude of 400-2000m, occasionally seen in roadside bushes.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; astringent; neutral

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the liver and kidneys; eliminates rheumatism. Mainly used for kidney deficiency and low back pain; rheumatic pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This article ends the introduction to the medicinal value of Polystichum polystichum. In fact, Polystichum polystichum has many different effects when used as medicine, all of which have significant benefits to the human body. Everyone can try it.