Stone frost

Stone frost

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

[source] it is the whole plant of the family dictyopsis.

[plant morphology] Alpine black and red

Lichen body is gray white, granular, close to the substrate, and looks like sediment. The ovary is black, disk-shaped, 1-2 mm in diameter; the lower layer of the ovary is colorless; the lateral filaments are unbranched, closely arranged; the ovary is long elliptic; the spore is colorless, 1-locular, elliptic, with thick wall.

Born on rocks.

[collection] from June to July, harvest after rain, remove impurities and dry in the sun.

[natural flavor] it tastes bitter, slightly astringent and flat.

[function indications] hemostasis, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, astringent essence. Treatment of trauma, bleeding, burns, dreams.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 yuan. External use: apply at the end of the research.

[prescription selection] ① treatment of traumatic bleeding: Shishuang Sanqian, Taibai Sanqi Erqian, grind fine powder together, spread and apply on the affected area.

② Treatment of burns: appropriate amount of stone cream, powdered powder or sesame oil.