The efficacy and function of cyperus rotundus

We are all familiar with the grass. It is not only edible but also has very high medicinal effects. Eating grass regularly can play a very good health-preserving and health-care role.

[Source] It is the inflorescence of the grass family plant. Summer collection.

[Original form] Cyperus rotundus (Bencao Shiyi), also known as: fragrant hemp (Bencao Tujing), lemongrass (Compendium of Materia Medica), and vanilla.

[Habitat distribution] It mostly grows on shady hillsides, sandy land or moist grassland. Distributed in Shanxi, Shandong, Gansu, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places.

【Chemical composition】 Contains coumarin and sumaric acid-β-glucose.

[Nature and flavor] "Kaibao Materia Medica": "bitter, warm, non-toxic."

【Meridian】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "enters the foot yangming and taiyin meridians."

【Function】 "Kaibao Materia Medica": "It can cure nausea, warm the stomach, stop vomiting, and treat cold pain in the heart and abdomen."

【Note】 "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "This medicine should not be used for symptoms of Yin deficiency, blood heat, cough, and stomach heat and nausea."

[Additional prescription] To treat chronic cold and fatigue: Take 1 liang of cyperus rotundus and mugwort leaves, burn them into ashes, grind them into fine powder, mix with millet rice and make into pills as big as sycamore seeds. At first, take 20 to 30 pills with Cnidium monnieri soup. It is okay to vomit slightly. If vomiting stops, take the pills with Jujube soup. (Sheng Hui Fang)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above is the relevant knowledge about the grass flower introduced to you. Through the above article, you can clearly understand that the grass flower has many benefits and functions for the human body, so you can use the grass flower to treat some diseases.