The efficacy and function of marsh water horse teeth

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, water horse teeth grown in marsh is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about water horse teeth grown in marsh, let’s take a detailed look at it below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the plant Water Purpure of the Aquatic Plant family.

[Original form] Swamp-born water horsetooth, one-year-old plant, 30-40cm tall. The stem is slender and much branched. Leaves are opposite, often densely packed in a rosette at the top of the stem; in aquatic plants, the rosette leaves float on the water surface, the leaf blades are obovate or slightly obtuse, gradually narrowing at the base, sparsely covered with small brown spots on both sides, and have 3 veins; stem leaves are spoon-shaped or linear, 6-12mm long and 2-5mm wide; sessile. Flowers are unisexual, monoecious, solitary in leaf axils, supported by two bracteoles; male flowers have one stamen, slender filaments 2-4mm long, and small cordate anthers about 0.3mm long; female flowers have an obovate ovary about 0.5mm long, with a rounded and slightly concave top, and two slender styles. The fruit is obovate-elliptical, 1-1.5 mm long, with wings only on the upper edge and a short stalk at the base.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in still water or swamp water or wetlands at an altitude of 700-3800m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; acts as a diuretic and reduces swelling. Mainly used for red and swollen eyes; edema; damp-heat stranguria

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, soak in water for washing or mash for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that the Chinese medicine Marsh Water Horse Teeth plays a very important role in many aspects. Proper consumption of water chestnuts has many benefits to our body.