The efficacy and function of artillery grass fruit

As the pressure of modern life increases, more and more health care methods are emerging, but the most popular ones are still traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine that have been tested for thousands of years. For example, cannon grass fruit, what are the effects and functions of cannon grass fruit? Let me introduce it to you today.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr., a plant of the Malvaceae family.

[Original form] Arrow-leaf okra is a perennial herb, 40-10cm tall. It has a radish-like fleshy root. Branchlets are hispid. The leaves are varied in shape; the petiole is 4-8cm long, sparsely covered with long stiff hairs; the leaves at the bottom are ovate, the leaves above the middle are ovate-halberd-shaped, sagittal to palmately 3-5 shallowly or deeply lobed, the lobes are broadly ovate to broadly lanceolate, 3-10cm long, blunt at the end, the base is cordate or halberd-shaped, sparsely covered with prickles on the upper side, covered with long stiff hairs on the lower side, and the edges are serrated or notched. Flowers are solitary in leaf axils, pedicels are slender, 4-7cm long, densely covered with rough stiff hairs; bracteoles are 6-12, linear, 1-1.7mm wide, about 1.5cm long, sparsely covered with long stiff hairs; calyx is spathe-shaped, about 7mm long, with 5 teeth at the apex, densely covered with fine hairs; flowers are red or yellow, 4-5cm in diameter, petals are obovate-oblong, 3-4cm long; stamen column is about 2cm long, smooth and hairless; style has 5 branches, and stigma is flat. The capsule is oval, about 3 cm long and 2 cm in diameter, covered with prickles and with a short beak. Seeds reniform, with glandular striations. Flowering period is from May to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in low hills, grassy slopes, open fields, under sparse pine forests or dry barren land.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; bland; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Softens the liver and nourishes the kidneys; soothes the stomach and relieves pain. It is used for kidney deficiency, deafness, stomachache, malnutrition, and premature graying of hair.

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

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above content is an introduction to the Chinese medicine Amomum villosum. I hope it can be of some help to everyone. There are many medicinal herbs similar to cannon grass fruit in our daily life. When we consume Chinese medicines such as wormwood, we need to follow the doctor's instructions and not consume them blindly.