The efficacy and function of deer hoof grass

The Chinese medicine Deer Hoof Grass is already very familiar to most people. But in fact, not many people understand the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Deer Hoof Grass, so let’s talk about it below.

[Other name] Tibetan Polygonum (Atlas of Flora of Northern China).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Polygonum aviculare, a plant of the Polygonaceae family.

[Original morphology] Annual herb, 60 to 90 cm tall, erect or oblique. The stem is quadrangular with inverted hooked thorns on the ridges. The leaves are alternate, halberd-shaped, 3-9 cm long and 2-7 cm wide, sparsely covered with appressed hairs on the upper side, appressed hairs along the veins on the lower side, and with dense and short tricholoma on the edges; the stipules are membranous, obliquely tubular, and curled outwards; the petioles have narrow wings and prickles. Inflorescence cymose, terminal or axillary; bracts ovate, short-haired; pedicels densely glandular-hairy, secretively short-haired; flowers small, perianth 5-lobed, white, tip light red or light green; stamens 8. Achenes are ovate, 3-ribbed, and yellowish brown. Flowering period is autumn.

[Habitat distribution] Grown near water or in wetlands. Distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Hubei and other places.

【Functions and indications】 "Illustrated Records of Plant Names and Realities": "Pound it into a pulp and take it with freshly drawn water to treat sha syndrome."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

I believe that after reading the above explanations, everyone has a deeper understanding of the Chinese medicine Deer Hoof Grass? In fact, many foods or medicinal materials are the same. Only when we understand them can we eat them correctly according to our own situation and effectively help maintain our health.