The efficacy and function of wild lemongrass

Wild lemongrass is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. We can use wild lemongrass to treat many diseases. It also has good health-preserving effects. Therefore, we can use the different medicinal effects of wild lemongrass to solve some small problems that bother us in life.

[Other names] Lemongrass, lemongrass

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Poaceae plant. In summer and autumn, harvest on cloudy days or in the morning.

[Original form] Perennial herb. Root-like. The stem is 30 to 90 cm tall, erect, and often covered with white soft hairs on the nodes. The leaf sheath is smooth, broken and curled at the base, and the inner surface is reddish brown; the leaves are linear, 12 to 40 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide; the spathe bracts are 1.7 to 2.5 cm long. The pseudopanicles are sparse, narrow, 18 to 35 cm long; the racemes are twin, purple, 1 to 2 cm long, and the rachis internodes are 3 to 3.5 mm long; the sessile spikelets are oblong-lanceolate, 5 to 6 mm long, with fine hairs at the base; the palea are absent; there are 3 stamens; the stalked spikelets are 4 to 6 mm long, with white pubescence on the stalk. The flowering and fruiting period is from August to October.

【Habitat distribution】 Hillside grassland. Distributed in Anhui, Jiangxi, North China, Central China, South China, Southwest China and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, warm.

【Functions and indications】 Antiasthmatic, antitussive, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antidiarrheal, hemostatic, anti-rheumatic, anti-edema, aid digestion, and dredge the meridians. Treat acute and chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, headache, traumatic injury, watery diarrhea, heart and stomach pain, and abdominal pain.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 liang.

[Additional prescription] ① For the treatment of acute and chronic bronchitis: Injection of wild lemongrass heavily distilled liquid (each 2 ml contains 4 grams of crude drug) twice a day, 2 to 4 ml each time.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Lushan Chinese Herbal Medicine"

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