The efficacy and function of Torreya grandis

Torreya grandis is something that many people are very familiar with. The benefits that Torreya grandis brings to us are not available in other foods. So what are the effects of Torreya grandis? Let’s learn about it together.

【English name】 all-grass of Japanese Lovegrass

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[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the grass family Carassius auratus

[Original form] Weed, annual herb. Culms are tufted, erect or geniculate at base, 30-100cm tall, with 3-4 nodes. The leaf sheaths are loosely wrapped around the stems, smooth, and mostly longer than the internodes; the ligule is about 0.5 mm long, truncated, and membranous; the leaf blades are 19-26 cm long and 3-5 mm wide; flat or slightly involute at the base, rough or smooth and hairless on the back. The panicle is oblong, 6-15cm long, more than half the length of the plant, 2-6cm wide, with thin branches, clustered or nearly whorled; the spikelets are ovate, 1.5-2mm long, containing 4-8 florets, turning purple when mature, and breaking off from the spikelet axis from top to bottom at each node; the glumes are nearly equal, ovate, 0.5-0.8mm long, obtuse at the apex, with 1 vein: the lemma is ovate, obtuse at the apex, 0.8-1mm long, with obvious lateral veins, the palea is almost equal in length to the lemma, the apex is 3-toothed, with 2 ridges, and the ridges are sparsely covered with short cilia; there are 2 stamens, and the anther is about 0.2mm long. The caryopsis is brown-red, obovate, and about 0.5mm long. Flowering and fruiting period is from June to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows on field roadsides, river banks and wet places.

【Nature and flavor】 Salty; neutral

【Functions and indications】Cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Mainly coughing up blood; vomiting blood

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 30-60g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Guizhou Herbal Medicine": clears heat and cools blood.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This article introduces to us what Torreya grandis is. We know that Torreya grandis has very high medicinal effects, but we must remind everyone that Torreya grandis generally cannot be eaten indiscriminately, otherwise it will cause serious consequences. I hope everyone will treat it with caution.