The efficacy and function of Da Wawei

We are all familiar with it when it comes to Dalbergia ovata. Dalbergia ovata is not only edible but also has very high medicinal effects. Eating Dalbergia ovata regularly can play a very good health-preserving and health-care role.

[Other names] Venus phoenix grass, phoenix tail Venus, rock witch powder, Guanyin flag, yellow tile weed

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the Polypodiaceae plant Vulgaris.

【Original morphology】Plant height 25-65cm. The rhizome is horizontal, densely covered with ovate scales, obtuse and entire. Leaves are distal; petioles are 5-15cm long, attached to the rhizome at joints; leaf blades are leathery, lanceolate, 20-50cm long, gradually pointed, gradually narrowing towards the base, cuneate and decurrent, with narrow cartilaginous margins, and curled up after drying; leaf veins are more obvious, lateral veins are raised, and the small veins in the mesh are usually branched; leaf blades are sparsely scaly on the back; sporangia are large, elliptical, usually attached near the leaf margin, and on both sides, each margin is in a row, and covered with shield-shaped septa when young.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on tree trunks or rocks in mountains at an altitude of 800-2300m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; acts as a diuretic and removes dampness; stops bleeding. It is used to treat sudden red eyes, cataracts covering the eyes, stranguria, edema, metrorrhagia, irregular menstruation, furuncles, carbuncle, and bleeding due to trauma.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application; or boil it in water for washing.

[Additional prescription] Its leaves are long and lanceolate, and there are yellow sporangia on the leaf edges like golden stars, so it is called Venus Pteris.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This article introduces to us what Dalbergia ovata is. We know that Dalbergia ovata has a very high medicinal effect, but we must remind everyone that Dalbergia ovata should generally not be taken indiscriminately, otherwise it will cause serious consequences. I hope everyone will treat it with caution.