The efficacy and function of half lotus root

Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years. It has appeared at a very early time, and it has very satisfactory effects on the treatment of diseases. There are many types of traditional Chinese medicine. So do you know the medicinal material half lotus root?

[Source] Medicinal material source: The rhizome of the Chinese dipteridium of the family Dipteridium.

【Original form】Plant height is 60-90cm. The rhizome is long and horizontal, covered with narrow lanceolate hard scales. Leaves are distal; petiole 30-60cm long, gray-brown or brown straw color; leaf blade papery, 20-30cm long, 30-60cm wide, 2-lobed into equal fans, each fan has 4-5 deep lobes, and the lower side is sparsely covered with gray-brown, noded stiff hairs along the midrib; lobes 5-8cm wide, with shallow lobes at the top; the terminal lobe is short-pointed and sparsely serrated; the midrib on the crack surface is forked, the fine veins are reticular, and the mesh has single or forked internal veinlets. The sori are small, nearly round, scattered at the intersection of the reticulate veins, with shallow cup-shaped septa; there is no sori cover.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in bushes on hillsides at an altitude of 800-2100m.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and removes dampness. Mainly used for dribbling and painful urination; low back pain; edema

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

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Regarding the half lotus root introduced in the article, I hope everyone can learn more about it in daily life, so that they can correctly treat the disease when facing it.