Small-leaved Pyrrosia

Small-leaved Pyrrosia

　　The small-leaved Pyrrosia, also known as small Pyrrosia or commonly referred to as single-leaf herb, is a perennial herbaceous plant. It has a creeping rhizome covered with dark brown scales, long petioles, and a single thick, fleshy leaf blade that is dark green in color with a dense covering of light brown stellate hairs on the underside. The entire plant is used in traditional medicine. It is slightly cold in nature and bitter in taste, with effects such as clearing heat, promoting urination, and unblocking urinary flow. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as painful and difficult urination, hematuria, and both acute and chronic pyelonephritis. Patients with nephritis often boil it in water to drink as tea, achieving good therapeutic results. It is a specialty medicinal herb from Mount Lao and holds value for development and utilization. The small-leaved Pyrrosia prefers warm and moist environments and is commonly found growing in forested land with brown soil in crevices among rocks. It is widely distributed in areas such as Shimen Mountain, Sanbiao Mountain, Tieqi Mountain, Wangqiao Cliff, Hualou Mountain, as well as the deep mountain valleys of Wanggezhuang and Shazikou towns. It is quite rare and has potential for development and utilization.