The efficacy and function of shrimp grass root

Water shrimp grass root is a common medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine. So what are the health benefits of water shrimp grass root? In what aspects of daily life is water shrimp grass root widely used? Let’s take a brief look at water shrimp grass root.

【English name】 Epilobium paruifol-rum Schreb.

【Other Name】 Earth Mother Pregnant Grass Root

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Epilobium parviflorum of the Onagraceae family.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 50-100cm high. The stem is reddish brown and densely covered with soft hairs. The leaves are opposite at the bottom and alternate at the top, sessile; the leaves are oblong-lanceolate, 2.5-7cm long, 1.1-1.8cm wide, with a rounded base, sparsely serrated edges, and covered with soft hairs on both sides. The flowers are bisexual, solitary in leaf axils, light pink or purple, 5-7mm long; the calyx has 4 lobes, broadly ovate, 3-4mm long, and densely covered with curved hairs on the outside; the petals are 4, broadly obovate, concave at the apex, 3-7mm long and 2-4mm wide; the stamens are 8, 4 long and 4 short; the ovary is inferior, the stigma is 4-lobed, and the lobes are about 1.5mm long. The capsule is cylindrical, 4-6cm long, sparsely covered with short glandular hairs; the fruit stalk is 5-8mm long. The seeds are obovate-elliptical, about 1 mm long, densely covered with small papillae, and with a cluster of white seed coleus at the tip.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; relax muscles and promote blood circulation. It is used to treat rheumatic arthralgia, back pain caused by overwork, fractures caused by falls, and leucorrhea.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-15g; or soaked in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After learning so much about the Chinese medicine water shrimp grass root, I believe that we can remain calm when facing the troubles of illness and treat the treatment of the disease correctly.