The efficacy and function of velvet antler grass

Traditional Chinese medicine is a Chinese tradition. For many Chinese people, seeing a Chinese doctor and taking Chinese medicine when they are sick is their tradition and habit. Therefore, Chinese medicine is liked by many people. Deer antler grass is a common Chinese medicinal material. Let's learn about it together below.

[Alias] Millennium mugwort (Lushan Records), Thousand-story Pagoda (Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities), Bottle Centipede Grass, Mountain Gate Dome (Hangzhou Medicinal Plant Records), Thousand-layer Dwarf, Dragon Beard Grass, White Road Broom, Hairy Artemisia, White Silk Grass, Earth Artemisia (Hunan Pharmacopoeia), Gardenia, Toothache Grass, White-headed Old Man, June Frost (Jiangxi Herbal Medicine), White Mountain Mugwort, White Dragon Bone, White Fir Hat, Thousand-layer Tower (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine), Millennium Spring (Jiangxi Herbal Handbook), Millennium Frost, Mountain White, White Hair, White Chicken Feather, Evergreen, Melon Seed Grass, Mouse Tooth Grass (Zhejiang Folk Commonly Used Herbs)

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Scrophulariaceae plant Pilosa velutipes .

[Original morphology] Biennial herb, 15 to 30 cm tall, with dense silvery-white hairs all over. The stems are clustered, thin and hard. Leaves are dense, opposite or in whorls of 3, sometimes alternate; leaf blades are narrowly lanceolate, 1-3 cm long, 1-2 mm wide, entire, apex gradually acute, base narrow and sessile. Inflorescence with glandular hairs, bracts leaf-like, flowers solitary in bract axils; calyx tube almost as long as lobes, with 10 ridges, lobes linear; corolla lip-shaped, 2-2.5 cm long, longer than calyx, light red, slightly swollen throat, upper lip helmet-shaped, 2-lobed, lower lip longer than upper lip, middle lobe longer, throat with 2 grooves; stamens 4, 2 strong, exposed; ovary with incomplete 2 chambers, central axial chamber, numerous ovules. The capsule is enclosed in the calyx, oblong, with a sharp tip and four longitudinal grooves, and splits along one side when mature. Seeds numerous, flat. Flowering period is from April to May.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on rocks or in dry areas. Distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and other places.

[Chemical composition] It has obvious phenol and reducing sugar reactions, weak flavonoid reaction, and no biological alkali reaction. Mannitol and another white crystal with a melting point of 200-204°C were initially separated.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, neutral.

[Functions and indications] Treat colds, heartburn, cough, vomiting blood, dysentery, bloody stools, irregular menstruation, rheumatic bone pain, toothache, and mastitis.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decocted in water, 3-5 qian (1-2 liang for fresh ones). For external use: decoct in water for washing or mash for application.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat cough: 4 grams of deer antler grass, decoct in water and add rock sugar for oral administration. (Hunan Pharmacopoeia)

[Clinical Application] Treatment of chronic bronchitis: Three dosage forms were made with deer antler grass for observation: 1. Syrup: Each 200 ml contains 1 jin of raw medicine, taken twice a day, 10 ml each time. ㈡ Water extract tablets: 15 tablets per day (equivalent to 1 liang of raw medicine), divided into 3 doses. ㈢ Alcohol extract tablets: 6 tablets per day (equivalent to 1 liang of raw medicine), divided into 3 doses. One course of treatment is 10 days. A total of 282 cases were treated, and the total effective rate of three courses of treatment was 86.5-88.89%, and the significant effective rate was 34.04-50%. The effective rate of the second course of treatment was significantly higher than that of the first course of treatment. It has certain effects on cough, phlegm and asthma. Side effects: Generally no special reactions, only a few cases have short-term stomach discomfort, dry mouth, loose or hard stools, and fever.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities"; "Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities": Deer antler grass grows on rocks, four or five inches high, with soft stems that are very tender and white antlers like powder. Leaves grow on all four sides, densely packed together, and are as thin as fingernails. In spring, four-petal peach-red flowers bloom. Three of the petals are like crabapple flowers, slightly pointed and drooping, while one petal is raised, covering the two sides and revealing the yellow center. The "Jinxian County Chronicles" records the medicine but does not mention its function. "Famous Doctors' Records", Jade cypress grows on rocks like pine trees, is five or six inches tall, has purple flowers, and uses stems and leaves. It is probably of this kind. Also in "Lushan Records": Thousand-year-old mugwort will wither when it comes into contact with oil. This grass is white like wormwood, that's it. Thousand-story pagodas can be found near rocks in the mountains of Jiangxi. Thin stems and dense leaves, growing in clusters. High Five,

In general, the effect of deer antler grass is quite significant. Precisely because deer antler grass has relatively good health-preserving effects, it can be said that the application of deer antler grass in health-preserving life is quite high.