The efficacy and function of fan-leaved shade fern

Do you know what fan-leaved shade fern is? If you know, do you understand the effects and functions of fan-leaved shade fern? As a traditional medicinal material, what regulatory effects does fan-leaved shady fern have on our body? We will analyze them one by one for you below.

[Other names] Alpine Artemisia unicornis, Artemisia unicornis, Artemisia unicornis

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Pteris crenata, a plant of the Pteridaceae family.

[Original form] A perennial small fern with a plant height of 8-20cm. The rhizome is short and upright. Roots fleshy, slender, few branches. The petiole is 6-20cm long, with a sheath-like bract at the base, 2-3cm long. The nutrient leaves are broadly lanceolate, fleshy, growing from the middle or above the middle of the petiole, 3-8cm long, 1-1.5cm wide, with a short petiole; pinnate, 3-5 pairs of pinnae, opposite, fan-shaped to semicircular, 0.5-1cm long, 0.5-1.5cm wide, base broadly cuneate or nearly truncated, entire or wavy; leaf veins fan-shaped and forked. Spore leaves grow at the base of the nutrient leaves, with a petiole 2.5-4cm long; two to three times pinnate, narrowly conical. The sporangium is spherical and yellow-green.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in meadows or under shrub forests above 3000m above sea level.

【Chemical composition】 Pteris chinensis contains mycose.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; slightly cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; relieves cough and asthma; stops bleeding. Mainly used for poisonous snake bites; mastitis; dysentery; lung heat cough and asthma; metrorrhagia; traumatic bleeding

[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

After the above introduction to the fan-leaved shade fern, we have a detailed understanding of the fan-leaved shade fern. In life, we can learn more about the characteristics of fan-leaved shade fern and make full use of its medicinal value to serve our lives.