The efficacy and function of Aspleniaceae

Regarding Asplenium viviparum, I think some people may have heard of it or even taken it. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it. Next, I will introduce the viviparous Asplenium to you.

【English name】 Plane-stem Spleenwort

【Alias】 Pteris fasciata

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

【Original morphology】 Plant height 20-40cm. The rhizome is short and thick, erect or obliquely ascending, densely covered with reddish-brown, fine-meshed awl-lanceolate scales, and entire. Leaves are clustered; petiole is 6-20cm long, straw-colored, with scales at the base, gradually sparse upwards, and with longitudinal grooves; leaf blade is nearly leathery, glabrous, lanceolate or broadly lanceolate, 12-30cm long, 4-7cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex and pinnate-lobed, base not narrowed, with a few narrow lanceolate scales below when young, which fall off later, once pinnate; pinnae are 17-25 pairs, alternate, slightly oblique upwards, rhombic-lanceolate, the middle one is larger, 3-4cm long, 1-1.5cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, asymmetrical at the base, ear-shaped on the upper side, with shallow to deep lobes on the margins; lobes are oblong to tongue-shaped, with 3-6 blunt teeth at the apex; venation is pinnate-shaped, raised on the upper side, and lateral veins are dichotomous; rachis is often sparsely covered with fibrous scales, and there is often a scaly bud in the axil of the upper pinnae, and asexual reproduction is carried out. The sori are linear, dorsally located in the middle of the bifurcation of the upper side of the veinlets, close to the midrib; the sori cap is linear, membranous, and entire.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: epiphytic on tree trunks or wet rocks in dense forests at an altitude of 800-1100m.

【Nature and flavor】 Light; slightly astringent; cool

【Meridian】 Liver; Kidney

【Functions and indications】 Relaxes muscles and tendons, dredges meridians, promotes blood circulation and relieves pain. Main back pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: appropriate amount, soaked in wine.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The whole plant: tastes light, slightly astringent, and is cool in nature. It has the function of relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation. Used for low back pain.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the effects of Aspleniaceae. When using it, you can do it according to the needs mentioned above. In addition, Aspleniaceae is also very helpful in treating certain diseases.