The efficacy and function of roadside grass

The Chinese medicinal material roadside grass is a very good Chinese medicinal material. Roadside grass has a very good effect in regulating the body and is also widely used in medicine. Let’s take a look together.

[Other names] Star Artemisia, variegated fish and loach skewers, chicken intestines.

[Source] It is the whole herb of the narrow-leaved Acanthopanax chinensis plant of the Asteraceae family. Harvested in summer and autumn, dried in the shade or used fresh.

[Original form] Perennial vine, 20 to 60 cm tall. The stem is erect and has many branches at the top. The leaves are alternate, nearly sessile, lanceolate, 1.5 to 5 cm long, and have coarse serrations or deep fissures above the middle of the margin. The head inflorescence is solitary at the top of the branch; the involucral bracts are oblong or obovate, reddish purple; the marginal flowers are white and ligulate; the central flowers are tubular, yellow, about 3 mm long, and have 5 teeth. Achenes without pappus, obovate, flat, black, and hairy. Flowering period is autumn.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in low mountain areas or on roadsides in plains. Distributed in Shaanxi and other central provinces.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, slightly spicy, neutral.

[Functions and indications] It helps digestion and strengthens the stomach, removes blood stasis and detoxifies. It can treat infantile malnutrition, diarrhea, dysentery, snake bites, and traumatic bleeding.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2 to 3 qian. For external use: mash and apply.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine

Through the detailed introduction to the functions of roadside grass in this article, we can learn about the major functions of roadside grass. These effects are indeed a good way to regulate the body for people with poor physical constitution and low resistance. Everyone can try it.