Fengwei Guanzhong

Fengwei Guanzhong

(common folk herbs in Kunming)

[source] it is the whole plant of Dryopteridaceae.

[plant morphology] Pteris spinosa

Herbs perennial, 13-17 cm high. Rhizome erect, with petiole residue, surface covered with membranous scales, scales lanceolate, light brown, apex pointed, margin dentate; roots tufted, slender, tough, dark brown. One pinnate compound leaf cluster; petiole 4-5cm long, base with scales, broad ovate, light brown, margin with indistinct fine teeth; 1 leaf shaft with narrow scales at the lower end; leaflets alternate, rhomboid ovate, apex acuminate, margin with spines, of different sizes, with one on the upper side of the base significantly enlarged, auricular, apex and tooth tip with spines, leaf base broad cuneate, oblique, asymmetric, both sides They were all short hairy. Sporangia suborbicular, scattered, brown.

He likes to live in the shade.

[collection] all year round.

[nature and taste] it is mild in nature, pungent and slightly bitter in taste.

[function indications] hemostasis. Treatment of hematochezia, epistaxis, women metrorrhagia.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan.