The efficacy and function of antlers

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

[Other names] Monkey sunflower, deer horn (Nanyue Zhi), Lun (Tongzhi), red vegetable (Minshu), mountain flower vegetable (Lingnan Caiyao Lu).

[Source] It is the algae of the plant Helianthus annuus of the Helianthaceae family.

[Original morphology] The algae is purple-red, 4 to 10 cm high, up to 15 cm; it grows in clusters from disc-shaped holdfasts with irregular forked branches, which are often constricted. Branches up to 4 mm wide, subterete. The internal tissue is loose or hollow. The algae sometimes appear flattened. Tetrasporangia are scattered in the cortex and split cross-shaped. The mature capsules are very small, spherical or hemispherical, protruding from the surface and densely scattered on the algae.

[Habitat distribution] It is distributed along the coast of my country, from the Liaodong Peninsula in the north to Keelung in Taiwan and Naozhou Island in the Leizhou Peninsula in the south.

[Chemical composition] Nitrogen content: 2.36%, soluble salt: 12.76%, ash after water immersion: 4.04%, iodine: 0.0043%, potassium oxide: 1.54%, potassium chloride: 2.44%. The ash contains sodium, potassium, silicon, aluminum, phosphorus, iron, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, manganese, copper, titanium, and boron; the mucus contains methyl galactoside, 3,6-anhydrogalactose dimethyl acetal, methyl xyloside agarobiose dimethyl acetal D-galactose, and sulfated polysaccharides composed of galactose, xylose, 2-ketogluconic acid and 3,6-anhydrogalactose. It also contains taurine.

【Nature and flavor】Salty, cold.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, helps digestion, and resolves phlegm. Treats fatigue fever, phlegm accumulation, abdominal distension, and hemorrhoids.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 1.5 to 3 qian; or soaked in wine.

【Note】 ① "Yangsheng Yaoji": "Eating food can cause coughing."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Based on the above summary, antler grass still has certain pharmacological effects. What needs to be noted is that antler grass should be consumed according to one's actual situation and not in excess.