The efficacy and function of large-leaf cyperus

Large-leaf Guanzhong is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are records of large-leaf Guanzhong in ancient Chinese medical books. Large-leaf Guanzhong can treat many diseases and its effects are very comprehensive. We should make good use of it.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The rhizome of the Dryopteris cuneata plant of the Dryopteris family.

【Original morphology】 Plant height 40-80m. The rhizome is obliquely ascending, and is sparsely covered with dark brown, broad-lanceolate large scales at the base of the petiole. Leaves are clustered; petioles are 20-30cm long, dark straw color, and sparsely scaled; leaf blades are papery, elliptical, 30-50cm long, with a few fibrous scales along the rachis and petiole, and the odd number is pinnate; there are more than 7 pairs of pinnae, usually gradually becoming smaller upwards, the terminal pinna is tricuspid, up to 10cm long and 3-4cm wide, with a rounded cuneate or cuneate base, often slightly protruding on the upper side; leaf veins are reticulate, with 7-8 rows of mesh on each side of the midrib. The sporangium is borne in the middle of the internal vein; the sori is shield-shaped and has an entire margin.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows under dense forests or beside streams.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; slightly cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; cools blood and stops bleeding. mainstream flu; Japanese encephalitis; metrorrhagia

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In the above article, we analyzed the large-leafed smilax china and knew that its functions and effects are very extensive. As long as we know more about the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine, we will not panic when we encounter diseases.