Is the Nephrolepis poisonous?

Nephrolepis is also called round fern, comb grass, phoenix egg, centipede grass, and stone yellow skin. It is a parasitic or native plant that is widely distributed in Zhejiang Province, Fujian Province, Taiwan, southern Hunan Province, Guangdong Province, Hainan Province and other places. The nutritional value of kidney fern is very high. Its tubers contain tapioca starch, which can be eaten and also have medicinal value. In terms of efficacy and function, kidney fern has very good effects in clearing away heat and detoxifying, clearing heat and dampness, reducing swelling, and removing toxins.

Is the Nephrolepis poisonous?

Nephrolepis is non-toxic.

The role and efficacy of Nephrolepis

1. Kidney fern is the most traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Apart from its medicinal value, it is an ornamental fern both in China and abroad. The effects and functions of kidney fern are very wide. It has the functions of clearing away heat and dampness, reducing swelling and removing toxins. It has a very good therapeutic effect on the treatment of jaundice or painful urination, dysentery, breast pain or burns. It can also be combined with other Chinese medicinal materials to treat diseases.

2. To treat stranguria or dripping urine, unbearable pain and other symptoms, choose kidney fern, add fir tree tips, selfheal, wild radish, and simmer it with white sugar. Friends with knife wounds can choose kidney fern leaves, crush them and apply them to the wound. After applying them for a few days, the symptoms can be eliminated and the wound healing speed can be accelerated.

3. Female friends often suffer from symptoms such as breast swelling and pain. When such symptoms occur, choose the tender stems and leaves of kidney fern, rot them and apply them to the swollen and painful breasts. Cold-damp jaundice is a common symptom in patients with liver disease. You can use kidney fern and wolf grass, and then decoct it in water and take it. For the treatment of choking, nausea and vomiting, the symptoms can be relieved by taking the kidney fern with wine. Patients with chronic diarrhea can use kidney fern tea green, mash it, add appropriate amount of rice water to mix well and stir into juice for use.

Chinese herbal medicines can only exert their best effects when they are symptomatic and appropriate. Therefore, in daily use, they should be taken appropriately according to one's own actual situation. If you are not sure about your physical condition and the prescription, it is best to consult a specialist for advice before using it, which is reliable.