The efficacy and function of stair grass roots

Do you know the root of stair grass? It is a common Chinese medicinal material and is very helpful for some diseases. Let me show you today.

【Other name】Longhanzhu root

[Source] Medicinal material source: The rhizome of the Urticaceae plant Stinging Grass.

[Original form] Perennial herb. The stem is 25-60cm tall, glabrous, with sparse soft hairs on the upper part. Leaves are sessile or nearly sessile; stipules are narrowly triangular; leaf blades are herbaceous, obliquely oblanceolate or obliquely oblong, 4.5-16cm long, 2-4.5cm wide, apex acuminate, base cuneate on the narrow side, figural or shallow cordate on the broad side, margin dentate, with a few short rough hairs above, glabrous below or with short hairs along the veins; leaf veins are pinnate, with 5-8 lateral veins on each side. Monoecious or dioecious; male inflorescence stalked; receptacle inconspicuous, rarely conspicuous, surrounded by a few narrow ovate bracts; bracteoles linear; 5 tepals of male flowers; female inflorescence with very short stalks; receptacle usually very small, surrounded by ovate bracts, with many densely packed female flowers in the middle. Achenes ovate, with a few inconspicuous longitudinal ribs. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is September-November. Distributed in Shaanxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Henan, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places. It grows on rocks along valleys, in forests or in thickets at an altitude of 200-2000m.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly pungent; slightly cold; slightly toxic

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Mainly used for traumatic injury; pain in muscles and bones

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g; or soaked in wine.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above introduction to the knowledge about stair grass roots, I believe that everyone will have a better understanding of stair grass roots. We can eat the roots of sedge in our daily life to regulate and improve our body.