The efficacy and function of mountain sorghum

As people's living standards improve, they pay more attention to health preservation. Many people know that the Chinese medicinal herb sorghum is good for the body and can treat many diseases. Let’s learn about it today.

【Alias】 Red blue grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the Poaceae plant Miscanthus oil grass.

[Original form] Oil-sorghum, perennial herb. The culm is 60-160cm tall, with 4-8 nodes. The leaf sheaths are loosely wrapped around the stems, glabrous, the lower ones are longer than the internodes, and the upper ones are shorter than the internodes. The sheath mouth is sparsely pubescent, and the ligule is membranous, 2-3mm long; the leaf blades are sparsely pubescent on both sides or the hairs on the upper side are less and rough, 10-60cm long, 8-14mm wide. The panicle is spreading, 15-25cm long, with 2 to several branches at each node or only 1 branch at the upper node; the branches are thin and weak, 5-11cm long, naked at the lower part without spikelets, and 6-10 nodes at the upper part, each node with 2 spikelets, 1 with a long stalk and the other short, the tip of the stalk is swollen and has fine short hairs. Spikelet 5-6mm long, with fine hairs 5-6 times shorter than spikelet at base; two glumes nearly equal, herbaceous, often with short pointed tip, first glume with 7-9 veins, rough, margin sparsely pubescent, second glume with 7 veins, main vein and nearby sparsely pubescent; first lemma transparent membranous, oblong-lanceolate, about 1/3 shorter than glumes; second lemma transparent membranous, oblong, slightly shorter than first lemma, apex deeply 2-lobed, 1 awn extending between crevices, awn about 12mm long, knee-shaped below middle, awn column slightly twisted, palea oblong-lanceolate, apex erode-shaped, about 1/3 shorter than lemma; 3 stamens, anther yellow, 2-3mm long. Flowering and fruiting period is August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows on sunny hillsides, valley grasslands and barren land.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; neutral

【Functions and indications】Relieve exterior symptoms; clear away heat; promote blood circulation and unblock menstruation. Mainly used for wind-heat cold; dysentery; dysmenorrhea; amenorrhea

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After the above introduction to mountain sorghum, we have a detailed understanding of mountain sorghum. In life we ​​can learn more about the characteristics of mountain sorghum and make full use of its medicinal value to serve our lives.