The efficacy and function of water hair injection

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

[Other names] Hairy water pearl grass, hairy shooting grass, snake tail grass, cow touch odor, fox tail, paparazzi tail, water jelly grass, hairy rat tail, rat poison

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of water loosestrife of the Lamiaceae family.

[Original form] Water loosestrife, annual herb, 0.4-2m tall. The base of the stem is procumbent, with roots at the nodes. The upper part is ascending, quadrangular, and densely covered with yellow, flat, long, stiff hairs. Leaves are opposite; petioles are short, densely covered with yellow rough hairs; upper leaves are nearly sessile; leaf blades are oblong or ovate-oblong, 2.5-7cm long, 1.5-2.5cm wide, obtuse or acute at the apex, rounded or shallowly cordate at the base, serrated at the margin, covered with yellow rough hairs on both sides, and with glandular dots below. The cymes are many-flowered, usually forming dense and continuous pseudospikes at the top of stems or branches, sometimes interrupted at the base, 6-18cm long; bracts are ovate-lanceolate, often as long as the corolla, with rough and stiff hairs on the edges; calyx is campanulate, about 1mm long, with only sparse soft hairs on the edges of the calyx teeth, and the rest is glabrous, but with small glandular dots, 5 calyx teeth, short triangular, about 1/4 of the length of the calyx tube; corolla is lavender or white, about 2.5 times the length of the calyx, glabrous, with 3-lobed upper lip and entire lower lip, with soft hairs on the edges of the lobes; 4 stamens, long extended, with bearded extended parts; ovary is 4-lobed, style is shorter than stamens, stigma is 2-lobed; disk is cup-shaped. The nutlets are nearly spherical and brown. The flowering period is from April to November, and the fruiting period is from May to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in moist places under sparse forests at an altitude of 300-1700m or in moist places near streams.

[Chemical composition] The whole plant contains auricularic acid, 7-hydroxycleistanth-13,15-dien-18-oic acid, and 7-acetoxycleistanth-13,15-dien-18-oic acid.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter and spicy; cool in nature

【Functions and indications】Disperses wind and clears heat; removes dampness and detoxifies; reduces swelling and relieves pain. It is mainly used for colds and fevers; convulsions; rheumatic pain; typhoid fever; hernia; sores, swelling, and ulcers; eczema; fetal toxicity in children; and poisonous snake bites.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply; or apply the juice; or boil in water for washing.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After the above introduction to water hair shooting, we have a detailed understanding of water hair shooting. In life, we can learn more about the characteristics of water hair shoots and make full use of its medicinal value to serve our lives.