The efficacy and function of Cangtiaoyu

The bluefin croaker has a long history, and up to now, its uses are becoming more and more. I wonder if you friends know about its other effects. Let us introduce it in detail below, hoping to be helpful to you friends.

[Alias] Leech fern, pseudo-stone reed (Guangxi Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicinal Plants), stone cowpea (Shaanxi Medicinal Plant Survey), Wolong grass, horse teeth, melon seed grass, invincible, three hundred sticks (Hunan Materia Medica), Mahuangqi, Huiyangsheng, Liantiancao, small lung gold, small line fern (Guangxi Medicinal Plant List), duck tongue Wei, duck tongue fish and turtle (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Medicinal Plant Directory).

[Source] The whole plant of Lithops chinensis of the Polypodiaceae family.

[Original form] Perennial herb. Root-like, black; rhizome slender, long and horizontal, with a reticulate pith, densely scaled; scales ovate-lanceolate, light brown at the tip, brown-brown on old stems, peltate. Leaves are distal, leathery, narrowly linear, 3-9 cm long, 1.5-3.5 mm wide, with strongly curled edges. Leaves are initially covered with stellate hairs which fall off over time. The midrib is grooved above and convex below, densely covered with yellow stellate hairs. The veins are reticular and invisible. They are sessile or have short petioles and joints. The sori are linear, located in a row between the midrib and the edge, and are often covered by the recurved leaf margin.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on damp rocks in mountain forests, by streams, or on dead trees. Distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places.

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation. Treat hernia swelling and pain, traumatic injuries, and irregular menstruation in women.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5 to 1 liang. For external use: mash the juice and apply to nose drops.

[Additional prescription] ① For treating injuries from falls, pain in muscles and bones: mash fresh leaves of stone fern. Take its natural juice and drip it into the nose. (Hunan Pharmacopoeia)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Knowing the effects and functions of the bluefin croaker, for most of our friends, if you feel you need it, you might as well eat some of it in your daily life. I believe it will effectively improve your condition. However, in order to ensure the effect after consumption, please be sure to consume it according to the requirements and avoid some bad living habits so that you can get the expected effect.