The efficacy and function of inverted lotus

The inverted lotus can not only supplement the body's nutritional elements, but also help regulate the body's various functions. It also has high medicinal value. Today, I will take you to learn about the inverted lotus.

[Other names] Water lotus (Herbal Prescriptions), flower mouse, tail root, stone phoenix tail grass (Guangxi Medicinal Plant List), golden cocktail (Hunan Materia Medica), Panlong lotus (Guizhou Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the whole herb with roots of Aspleniaceae plant Aspleniaceae .

[Original form] Perennial herb, 15 to 35 cm high. Rhizome short, erect, covered with ovate-lanceolate coarse sieve-like scales. The leaves are clustered, with petioles 8-15 cm long, glabrous, and light green; the leaves are bipinnate, linear, 10-20 cm long, about 3 cm wide, with a long tail protruding from the tip; the pinnae are numerous, rectangular, the lower pinnae are slightly shortened, the bases are unequal, with very short petioles, the pinnules are narrowly linear, obtuse at the tip, with one fine vein on top, and the pinnules split upwards from the base; herbaceous, green. Sori linear, one on each pinnules; sori lid membranous, opening upwards.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in the shade and wet places on rocks and trees. Distributed in Southwest China, South China, Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, neutral.

[Functions and indications] Promote blood circulation, dissipate blood stasis, eliminate rheumatism, and unclog joints. Treat vomiting blood, epistaxis, cough with sputum, jaundice, swelling, bruises, and pain in muscles and bones.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 0.5-1 liang; or soaked in wine. For external use: mash and apply, mash the juice and use as eye drops, or grind into powder and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat jaundice and swelling: decoct the whole herb of Cockstail in water and drink. (Hunan Pharmacopoeia)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan"

The above only introduces some of the effects and functions of the inverted lotus. In fact, it also has other effects, which I will not introduce here one by one. If you are interested, you can take a look at the effects and matters recorded in medical books.