Searching mountain tiger in Fengwei

Searching mountain tiger in Fengwei

(common folk herbs in Kunming)

Another name: soshanhu, diwugong, Parthenocissus, and guoshanlong.

[source] it is the rhizome of Polypodiaceae.

[plant morphology] arthrodendron SW

Herbs perennial, ca. 60 cm tall. The rhizome is long, transverse, the leaves are raised, the leaves leave grooves after falling, the scales are linear lanceolate, dark brown, and the apex is subulate; the fibrous roots are numerous, slender and curved. The leaves are distant, petiole about 13 cm long, yellow green, with small protuberances at the base; one pinnate compound leaf, narrowly ovate, with 8-16 pairs of pinnae on both sides, the apical piece is connected with the uppermost lateral pinnae, the terminal pair of pinnae is the largest, and there is a long auricular lobe on the outside of the base; the pinnae are linear lanceolate, the apex is caudal, the base is slightly narrow, sessile, the margin is membranous, the midrib protrudes on both sides, parallel to the lateral veins, pinnate, not pinnate Obviously. The sporangia are globose, brown and often connected.

Born in the wet and shady place between rocks. It is distributed in Southwest China.

[collection] in autumn and winter.

Remove the fibrous roots, and heat for half an hour.

[nature and taste] it is slightly cold in nature, bitter and astringent in taste, and has little poison.

Functions and indications: activating collaterals, eliminating stagnation, defecating and reducing fire. It is used to treat food accumulation, stomachache, abdominal distension, constipation, rheumatism, muscle and bone pain, sciatica, eye pain, toothache and headache.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 yuan. Or with honey.

[should not] it should be taken with caution in old age, body deficiency and pregnant women.