The efficacy and function of whip-leaf ear fern

Whipleaf ear fern is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. There are precedents of using whipleaf ear fern to treat diseases in ancient times, so we can eat it with confidence. Next, I will mainly introduce to you the effects of whipleaf ear fern.

【English Name】 Marginate Sorus Shield fern

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the Dryopteris whipleaf fern of the Dryopteris family.

【Original morphology】 Plant height 20-30cm. The rhizome is erect, and the base of the petiole is densely covered with lanceolate scales. Leaves are clustered; petioles are 3-10cm long, sparsely covered with narrow lanceolate or subulate scales upward to the rachis; leaves are lanceolate, 10-20cm long, gradually pointed at the apex, often extended into a whip shape (rooting on the ground and regenerating new plants), the base is not narrow, occasionally with short bristles on the upper side, densely scaled below, once pinnate, the pinnae are sickle-oblong, the base is asymmetrical, the upper side is convex and pointed triangle, the lower side is cut off, and the edges have inward-curved sharp serrations; leaf veins are pinnate, simple or forked. The sori are dorsally borne at the tip of the lateral veins and arranged in a row near the leaf margin on the upper side of the midrib; the sori cover is large, round shield-shaped, and closely attached to each other.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on shady and moist rocks under forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cold

[Entry] Enters the heart, liver, and large intestine meridians

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies. Mainly used for mastitis, furunculosis, and enteritis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash fresh product for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Used for enteritis, mastitis, and furunculosis of the lower limbs.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal herb Whipleaf Fern. For medicinal herbs that we don't understand, we should learn more about them so that we can make full use of them in our lives and not be at a loss.