The efficacy and function of scissors grass

Do you know scissors grass? It is a common Chinese medicinal material and is very helpful for some diseases. Let me show you today.

[Alias] Pagoda flower (Botanical Dictionary), Jade Ruyi (Suzhou Native Medicinal Materials), Mountain Mint, Wild Mint (Quanzhou Green Herbs), Wild Mint (Quanzhou Materia Medica), Wild Immortal Grass, Small-leaf Immortal Grass (Jiangxi Folk Herbal Prescriptions), Joint Flower, Wild Vanilla (Zhejiang Folk Commonly Used Herbs).

[Source] The whole herb of Glechoma longituba or Glechoma tenuifolia , plants of the Lamiaceae family. Harvest from June to August and sun-dried.

【Original form】 ①Light Wind Wheel

[Habitat distribution] Produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places.

[Properties] The whole plant is dried, with soft stems and branches, no more than 1 mm in diameter; the surface is purple-brown with longitudinal ridges; the broken surface is yellow-brown. The leaves are wrinkled and curled, yellow-brown or light green; they are brittle and fall off easily. Only the yellow-green calyx remains on the upper flower spike, and most of the corollas have fallen off, with sometimes small yellow-white nuts remaining. It has a faint smell and a slightly bitter taste. The best ones are dry, yellow-brown to green-brown, and free of dirt.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, pungent, cool.

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and heat, disperse blood stasis and reduce swelling. Treat colds, headaches, bacillary dysentery, enteritis, mastitis, furuncle, bruises, metrorrhagia, and urticaria.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 0.5-1 liang (1-2 liang for fresh); or mashed into juice. For external use: decoct in water and wash.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat cold and headache: three grams of Guangfenglun, two slices of ginger, and two green onions. Take it in decoction, one dose per day. (Jiangxi Herbal Medicine)

[Clinical application] Treatment of bacillary dysentery and enteritis: Take 18 pounds of Scutellaria baicalensis and 7 pounds of Herba Agrimoniae, crush them, pass through a 120-mesh sieve, and get 8 pounds of fine powder. Mix the remaining coarse powder with 22 pounds of Scutellaria baicalensis and boil in water twice. Combine the two filtrates and concentrate them to a certain degree, then mix in 8 pounds of fine powder. Dry and grind into powder, pass through a 120-mesh sieve, and put into No. 0 capsules. Each capsule is equivalent to 2 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis and 0.35 grams of Herba Agrimoniae. Take 4 to 5 capsules orally 4 times a day. 214 cases of acute and chronic bacillary dysentery and enteritis were treated, and the efficacy criteria were as follows: 1. Cured: clinical symptoms disappeared, microscopic examination was negative, and there was no recurrence within one month; 2. Markedly effective: clinical symptoms improved significantly, but the course of the disease was long, and there were recurrences during follow-up observation; 3. Improved: symptoms were relieved, the number of bowel movements decreased, and stool microscopy showed improvement; 4. Ineffective: no obvious changes after taking the medicine and other drugs were used for treatment. Results: Among 54 cases of acute bacillary dysentery, 51 were cured and 3 were significantly effective; among 14 cases of chronic bacillary dysentery, 6 were cured, 2 were significantly effective, 3 were improved, and 3 were ineffective; among 128 cases of acute enteritis, 121 were cured, 6 were significantly effective, and 1 was improved; among 18 cases of chronic enteritis, 12 were cured, 3 were significantly effective, 1 was improved, and 2 were ineffective. The average recovery time is 6 to 7 days. Preliminary observations show that the efficacy seems to be higher than that of commonly used drugs such as berberine and furazolidone; especially for acute bacillary dysentery and enteritis, the efficacy is more obvious. If a decoction is used, symptoms seem to be controlled faster than with capsules. During the treatment, there were no other adverse reactions except constipation in a few cases due to excessive dosage.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "New References to Medicinal Pieces"

From the above we can see that the Chinese medicine scissors grass has very high medicinal value, so we can consider applying scissors grass in our lives.