The efficacy and function of Pseudotumorhynchus pubescens

Pseudotoma fern is a very common Chinese medicine in our daily life and it is also very important in our daily life. However, some people don’t know much about the efficacy and functions of Pseudotoma fern, so let us learn about it in detail below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Pseudotum corydalis of the Polypodiaceae family.

【Original morphology】 Plant height 10-30cm. The rhizome is long and horizontal, densely covered with brown, narrow lanceolate scales at the joint with the base of the petiole, with a long acuminate or nearly caudate tip, a rounded base, and slightly toothed edges. Leaves are distal; petioles are slender, 4-15cm long, straw-colored, and smooth upwards; leaf blades are lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 10-20cm long, 2.5-3.5cm wide, acuminate at apex, broadly cuneate or cuneate at base, entire or shallowly wavy; midrib and lateral veins are obvious on both sides, lateral veins are obliquely spreading, veinlets are reticulate, inner veinlets are single or forked. The sporangium is round, located between the midrib and the leaf edge, and arranged in a row on each side of the midrib.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on rocks under forests on hillsides.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; relieves cough; disperses blood stasis. Mainly used for colds; infantile convulsions; coughs; injuries from falls; snake and insect bites

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

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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