The efficacy and function of money bitterleaf grass

Money leaf bitter grass is a medicinal material. If we have some understanding of its medicinal value, we can correctly use money leaf bitter grass to treat some related diseases in life. Let’s take a look at it below.

[Source] The whole herb of the saxifrage forage plant cat's eye grass .

[Original form] Perennial small herb, light green in color, soft and juicy, and hairless. The stem is horizontal and has roots at the nodes. The leaves are opposite, broadly ovate, 5-20 mm long and 8-18 mm wide. The leaves at the top of the stem are nearly round, 2.5-3.5 cm long and 2-3.5 cm wide, with rounded and blunt teeth on the edges, curved inward; with petioles. The inflorescence is terminal, with leaf-like bracts outside the inflorescence, and the peduncle is 5 to 20 cm high; the flowers are light yellow-green or light yellow, about 2 mm in diameter; the perianth is simple, the calyx tube is cup-shaped, 4-lobed, the lobes are oval, the apex is obtuse, and the inner side is concave; there are 4 stamens, opposite to the sepals, shorter than the calyx; the pistil has 2 carpels, the style is extremely short, and the ovary is fused to the calyx tube. The capsule is deeply split into two lobes, obliquely split into two beaks, of varying sizes, with a hooked tip at the tip. There are many seeds, which are oval in shape and brown in color. Flowering period is from March to April. The fruiting period is from May to June.

[Habitat distribution] It often grows in rock crevices beside streams on north-facing hillsides or on bare rocks under forests. Distributed in central and eastern my country.

[Chemical composition] The above-ground part contains 0.02% of the flavonoid glycoside cat's eye grass glycoside.

[Functions and indications] "Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records": "For treating furuncle, mash fresh cat's eye grass and brine and apply to the affected area. After the sore breaks and pus comes out, use the root of large-leaf chicken tail grass (Cynodon cibotii of the family Pteridaceae), remove the hair and peel it, mash it and add sugar to apply to the affected area."

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