The efficacy and function of ground grass

Ground grass is a very common Chinese medicine in our daily life. It is also very important in our daily life. However, some people don’t know much about the efficacy and function of ground grass, so let us learn about it in detail below.

【English name】

Herb of Prostrate Euphorbia

【Alias】

Trumpet milkweed, red milkweed, small milkweed, and ground ivy.

【source】

Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the Euphorbiaceae plant groundgrass.

[Original form]

The ground cover is an annual herb. The whole plant has white latex. The stem is slender, with many branches at the base, creeping or spreading, purple-red, and often hairy on the upward side. Leaves are opposite; petioles are short; stipules are small and triangular; leaf blades are oblong or elliptical, often purple-red, 4-8cm long, 3-5mm wide, with rounded apex, oblique base, inconspicuous serrations on the edges, and sparsely covered with fine soft hairs on the underside. The cup-shaped cyme is gluey; the bracts are hairy outside; there are 4 male flowers and 1 female flower in the inflorescence; the male flower has only 1 stamen; the female flower is in the center, with only 1 pistil and 3 stigmas, each with 2 deep lobes. The capsule is triangular-spherical, with a long fruit stalk that extends out of the involucre, and only the fruit ridges are hairy. The seeds are nearly oval and angular. The flowering and fruiting period is almost all year round.

【Habitat distribution】

Ecological environment: Grown in wilderness, roadsides, field edges, etc.

【Nature and flavor】

Light taste; cool in nature

【Meridian】

Enters the liver meridian

【Function and indications】

Clears away heat and dampness; cools blood and detoxifies; promotes lactation. It is used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, diphtheria, scanty milk, bleeding from the teeth, blood in the stool, leucorrhea, hematuria, ulcers around the waist, carbuncle, and eczema.

【Usage and Dosage】

For internal use: decoct in water or mash into juice. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash fresh product for application.

【Discussions by Various Schools】

"Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Leaves: promote lactation. And treat jaundice.

【extract】

Chinese Materia Medica

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