The efficacy and function of golden spoon grass

Traditional Chinese medicine is very helpful in treating certain diseases, so you can feel free when choosing herbs. Goldenseal is a medicinal herb that is not unfamiliar to us. Do you know its effects and functions? Let's take a look.

[Source] It is the flower of Limonium xanthophyllum, a plant of the Plumeria family. Collected in summer and autumn.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 15 to 20 cm high. The stem is thin, forked and dense. The root leaves are small, obovate, and often die when flowering. The inflorescence is densely packed with spikes forming a panicle; the axis is curved; the calyx is bright yellow and membranous; the corolla is yellow and inside the calyx tube.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on dry hillsides, Gobi Desert, dry sandy land and dry grassland. Distributed in Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang and other places.

【Nature and flavor】Light, cool.

【Functions and indications】Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and blood-tonifying. It can be taken internally to treat neuralgia, oligomenorrhea, low milk secretion, and tinnitus; it can be used externally to treat various inflammations.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat colds: 1.5 qian of golden spoonleaf grass, decocted in water and taken orally.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Medicinal Plants in China's Desert Areas".

Although golden spoon grass has many magical effects, it cannot be eaten casually. We need to use the medicine according to the user's own situation. I hope everyone will not take it indiscriminately to avoid unnecessary consequences.