The efficacy and function of heart gall grass

The world is full of wonders, and Chinese medicinal materials are also varied and varied. Here I would like to introduce to you a Chinese medicinal material, Cnidium monnieri.

【Other name】 Water sunflower

[Source] The whole plant of the long-seeded epilobium of the Epilobium species. Harvest in autumn.

[Original morphology] Perennial herb, 30 to 60 cm tall, with fine hairs. The lower part of the stem is creeping, with fibrous roots on the nodes, and the upper part is upright with slight longitudinal grooves. Leaves are opposite; ovate-oblong or lanceolate, 1.5-3 cm long, with fine serrations on the edges, mucronate at the apex, and rounded at the base; with short petioles or nearly sessile and slightly clasping the stem. Flowers are axillary and sessile; calyx tube is not longer than ovary, with 4 calyx teeth, lanceolate; 4 petals, lavender, obovate, concave at apex, shallowly lobed at margins; 8 stamens, 4 of which are shorter; upper half of style is club-shaped, with 4 stigmas; ovary is inferior, slender, 4-chambered, covered with fine hairs, shaped like a pedicel. The capsule is narrow and long, about 3 to 5 cm, with 4 edges, sparsely covered with short hairs, splitting into 4 lobes from the dorsal part of the apex and reflexed. The seeds are small, oblong, and have brown-yellow pappus. Flowering period is August.

【Habitat distribution】Grows in wetlands or waterside. Distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】Astringent, cool.

【Functions and indications】Dehumidifying, expelling parasites and stopping bleeding.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat dysentery: one liang of xindancao. Boil in water and add sugar.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Guizhou Folk Medicine".

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that the traditional Chinese medicine cyperus rotundus plays a very important role in many aspects. Proper consumption of cardamom has many benefits to our body.