The efficacy and function of Meihan grass

Meihancao is a very nutritious and precious medicinal material. Eating Meihancao regularly can have very good effects and functions. So how should we eat Meihancao? What specific benefits can eating Meihancao bring to our body? We need to understand some professional knowledge of Meihancao to answer these questions.

【English name】 Root of Farges Meehania

【Other name】 Water Cimicifuga

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Lamiaceae plant Longtoucao.

[Original form] Huaxilonglong grass is a perennial herb, 10-20cm tall, rarely reaching 40cm. With runners; stems are slender, and young branches are often covered with short soft hairs. Leaves are opposite; petioles are 5-25mm long, pubescent when young; leaf blades are ovate, 2.8-6.5cm long, 2-4.5cm wide, with short acuminate apex, cuneate or slightly cordate base, serrate margins, sparsely strigose pubescent above, and sparsely pubescent beneath. The cyme has few flowers and is borne in the leaf axils at the top of the stem; the bracts are subulate, 1mm long; the calyx is tubular, 15-18mm long, densely pubescent on the outside, the upper lip is longer and has 3 teeth, the lower lip has 2 teeth, all teeth are triangular and ciliate; the corolla is light pink or purple-red, 2.8-4.5cm long, sparsely pubescent on the outside, the upper lip is slightly concave at the tip, the lower lip is 3-lobed, the middle lobe is larger, and the edges are wavy; there are 4 stamens that do not extend out of the corolla, and the anthers are 2-chambered and pubescent; the ovary is 4-lobed and pubescent, the style extends out of the corolla, and the stigma is 2-lobed; the disk is cup-shaped and finger-like inflated in front. Small nuts. The flowering period is from April to June, and the fruiting period is from June to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in the shade of coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests or coniferous forests at an altitude of 1900-3500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; bitter; slightly cold

【Functions and indications】It can clear away heat, promote dampness and detoxify. Mainly used for colds and fevers; diarrhea and abdominal pain; hepatitis; cholecystitis; snake bites

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The roots and leaves are mainly used to treat toothache.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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