The efficacy and function of donkey rolling grass

Many people choose Donkey Rolling Grass because of its high-value pharmacological effects, but be careful not to eat it casually, otherwise it will have some bad effects on the body. We need to understand it before eating it. Are you ready?

【Other name】 Huanyang ginseng

[Source] It is the whole herb of Tuhuanyang ginseng of the Asteraceae family. Harvest in summer and autumn, wash, chop and dry.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 10 to 30 cm high. The whole body is gray-green, contains milky juice and is hairy. The basal leaves are clustered, ovate-oblong or oblanceolate, 4 to 10 cm long, gradually pointed or acute at the apex, gradually narrowed at the base into a petiole, and the margins split into irregular pecten-like linear or triangular lobes, the lobes are entire or have shallow teeth, and are hairy on both sides. There are few stem leaves, small, linear, entire or pinnately divided. The inflorescence capitula is solitary or in groups of 2 to 4 at the top of the stem, with a diameter of 2.5 to 3 cm. The involucre is linear-lanceolate, acute, densely hairy, and all ligulate flowers are bright yellow. Achenes are fusiform, with longitudinal ridges and white pappus.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on hillsides and roadsides. Distributed in Inner Mongolia.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, slightly cold.

【Functions and indications】Invigorates Qi, stops cough and asthma, clears away heat and reduces fire. Treat bronchitis and tuberculosis.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2-5 qian; boil into paste or grind into powder and make into pills. For external use: boil into ointment and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① For the treatment of chronic bronchitis: 2 catties of Huanyang ginseng, 3 liang of earthworm (ground into powder), 1 catty of jujube, 1 catty of black beans (soaked in 2 bowls of children's urine, dried and ground into powder). Boil the Huanyang ginseng and jujube in a casserole until the water is gone. Take out the jujube flesh, dry it and grind into powder. Then mix with the above medicines, make honey pills weighing two cents each, take two pills every morning and evening, with brown sugar water. Or take equal parts of ginseng and jujube, boil them into a paste, take one tablespoon each time, twice a day.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

As a common Chinese medicinal ingredient, donkey roll grass is often forgotten by people. In fact, its effects and functions are beyond your imagination. As long as you are good at eating it and use the right method, I believe it will be of great help to your body.