Selaginella angustifolia

Selaginella angustifolia

HerbaSelaginellaeMoellendorfii

Moellendorf "spikemoss herb

[alias] Sabina vulgaris, Sabina vulgaris, Selaginella icterus.

[source] the whole plant of Selaginella moellendorfii hieron.

[plant morphology] perennial evergreen herbs, up to 40cm in height. The main stem is erect, straw colored, the lower part is unbranched, with ovate triangular leaves, sparsely distributed; the upper part has 3-4 branches, the upper leaves are dimorphic, the dorsal ventral leaves are in 2 rows, and the ventral leaves (middle leaves) are sparsely distributed. The sporophyll is ovoid, sharp pointed, heart-shaped at the base, with white membranous margin and microteeth. The dorsal leaf (lateral leaf) is obliquely spreading, covered with tile, 0.3-0.6cm long, with single branch apex. The sporophyll is ovoid triangular, keel shaped, with teeth at the margin. The spore stage is from August to October.

Under the forest or by the stream. Distributed in the south of the Yangtze River, north to the south of Shaanxi.

[harvest] harvest the whole grass in summer and autumn.

[chemical composition] it contains two kinds of aldehydes, phenolic, acidic and neutral substances.

[nature and taste] it is flat in nature and slightly sweet in taste.

[function indications] clearing heat and diuresis, promoting blood circulation and detumescence. For acute infectious hepatitis, chest and waist contusion, systemic edema, thrombocytopenia.