The efficacy and function of Pteris bristle fern

Pteris bristle fern is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are records of Pteris bristle fern in ancient Chinese medical books. Pteris bristle fern can treat many diseases and its effects are very comprehensive. We should make good use of it.

【English name】 Bristled Brake

[Other names] Huanyang grass, pig hair grass, golden chicken tail, saw grass, phoenix fern, fine phoenix grass

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

【Original form】 The plant is 20-40cm tall. The rhizome is short and upright, densely covered with brown-black linear scales. Leaves are papery, clustered, and dimorphic; nutrient petioles are 3-8cm long, brown or chestnut brown; leaf blades are broadly ovate or obovate, 8-24cm long, 5-15cm wide, caudate at the apex, and odd-pinnate; lateral pinnae are usually 2 pairs, opposite, linear, 5-20cm long, 3-4mm wide, with small sharp teeth on the edges, and the first pair is often 3-4-forked deeply lobed; leaf veins are pinnate, and lateral veins are dichotomous or unbranched; spore petioles are 5-14cm long; leaf blades are ovate to obovate, 8-24cm long, 6-16cm wide, and odd-pinnate; lateral pinnae are 2-5 pairs, linear, 7-20cm long, about 2mm wide, with small sharp teeth only in the sterile part, and the lower part is 2-3-forked or 5-forked deeply lobed. The sori are linear and distributed along the leaf veins; the sori cap is linear, membranous, entire, and grayish white.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on hillside grasslands, under shrubs, on rock walls or old walls at an altitude of 250-2000m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Light; Shocking

【Meridian】 Lung; stomach; bladder meridian

【Functions and indications】 Soothes the stomach and relieves pain; promotes diuresis and reduces swelling; relieves cough and eliminates phlegm. Mainly used for cough with a lot of sputum; stomach pain; dysentery; edema; difficulty urinating

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 5-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": bitter in taste and cold in nature. It has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying, relieving cough and removing phlegm. Used for cough with phlegm and dysentery. Gastritis, abdominal pain, etc.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a brief introduction to the effects of Pteris bristle fern. I hope it can help all my friends. In general, the health-preserving effects of Pteris bristle fern are very powerful. Therefore, you can use Pteris bristle fern in daily life to better promote your health.