The efficacy and function of Agave

Traditional Chinese medicine has always been the best choice for many people to treat diseases. It is very helpful in treating diseases and you can rest assured when choosing it. Today we will introduce a traditional Chinese medicine - dragon tongue grass [picture].

[Other names] Pond bottom vegetable, water cabbage, water mustard, water lettuce, dragon claw grass, sea vegetable

[Source] Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers., a plant of the genus Ottelia in the family Hydrocharitaceae, is used as medicine with its whole plant . Collect the whole herb in spring and summer, wash and dry it.

【Nature and flavor】Sweet, light, and cool.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and resolves phlegm, detoxifies and promotes diuresis. Used for lung heat cough, tuberculosis, hemoptysis, asthma, edema, and difficulty urinating; used externally to treat carbuncles, burns and scalds.

【Usage and Dosage】 0.5～1 liang. For external use, mash the fresh product and apply to the affected area.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

【Source】 "Compendium of Materia Medica"

The above is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal herb Agave [Picture]. For medicinal herbs that we don't understand, we should learn more about them so that we can make full use of them in our lives and not be at a loss.