The efficacy and function of Yunxiangcao

Traditional Chinese medicine is a Chinese tradition. For many Chinese people, seeing a Chinese doctor and taking Chinese medicine when they are sick is their tradition and habit. Therefore, Chinese medicine is liked by many people. Yunxiangcao is a common Chinese medicinal material. Let’s learn about it together below.

[Other names] Rue, stink grass, lime grass, mountain grass, Zhuge grass

[Source] It is the whole herb of Cymbopogon distans (Nees) A. Camus, a plant of the genus Cymbopogon in the family Arboraceae. It is best to harvest it before flowering in September, when the sesame oil content is higher. Cut the whole plant and dry it. Fresh grass has a higher oil yield.

[Original form] Perennial herb with fragrance. The culms are clustered, relatively thin, erect and hairless, 40 to 110 cm tall. The leaf sheath is glabrous, light red inside, the ligule is blunt and round, the leaves are more than 25 cm long, glabrous and have white powder. It blooms from September to October, with sparse, narrow pseudopanicles, stalked spikelets without awns, and sessile spikelets with short hairs at the base.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, slightly bitter, warm.

【Functions and indications】Relieves cough and asthma, reduces inflammation, relieves pain, dispels wind and eliminates dampness. Used for bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, rheumatoid arthritis, neuralgia, enteritis, and indigestion.

【Usage and Dosage】 3 to 5 cents.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

Above we introduced what Yuncao grass is, and we also learned about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Yuncao grass. We know that the effects of Yuncao grass are very powerful, and everyone can eat some Yuncao grass for health preservation.