The efficacy and function of blood grass

The efficacy and function of the Chinese medicine Blood Water Grass are very great. We can often see Blood Water Grass in our lives. Utilizing the medicinal and therapeutic properties of Blood Water Grass will bring us many unexpected benefits in health care. Let's take a look at the Chinese medicine Blood Water Grass.

[Alias] Yellow water taro, golden belt, a mouthful of blood, trumpet, little green trumpet, water berberine, chicken claw lotus, grass cloak, horseshoe grass, little lamb, blood water taro, a drop of blood, a little blood, and wild berberine.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Sanguisorba officinalis of the Poppy family.

[Original form] Bloodwater grass is a perennial herb, 30-60cm tall. The plant has a reddish-orange sap. Roots and rhizomes creeping, yellow. Stems purple-green and shiny. Leaves are basal; petioles are slender, 10-30cm long, with narrow sheaths at the base; leaf blades are ovate-cordate or circular-cordate, 5-26cm long, 5-20cm wide, acute at the apex, earlobe-shaped at the base, 2-9cm long, green on the surface, gray-green on the back with white powder, 5-7 palmate veins, reticular veinlets, obvious, and wavy edges. The flower is gray-green with a slight purple-red color during the flowering season, 20-40cm high, with 3-5 flowers arranged in corymbose cymes; bracts and bracteoles are ovate-lanceolate, 0.2-1cm long, and gradually pointed at the apex; there are 2 calyxes, helmet-shaped, 0.5-1.5cm long, glabrous, gradually pointed at the apex, fused at the base, and fall off early; there are 4 petals, white, obovate, 1-2.5cm long, 0.7-1.8cm wide; there are many stamens, filaments are 0.5-0.7cm long, anthers are oblong, about 0.3cm long, and yellow; ovary is ovate or narrowly ovate, 0.5-1cm long, glabrous, style is 0.3-0.5cm long, and stigma is 2-lobed. The capsule is oblong, about 2 cm long, about 0.5 cm in diameter, and slightly smaller at the tip. The flowering period is from March to June, and the fruiting period is from May to July.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in valleys, stream banks, and shady, fertile land under forests at an altitude of 700-2200m, often growing in patches.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; cold; slightly toxic

【Meridian】 Liver; Kidney

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; promotes blood circulation and relieves pain; stops bleeding. It is mainly used for red and swollen eyes, sore throat, oral ulcers, boils, snake bites, ringworm, eczema, trauma, back pain, and hemoptysis.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 6-30g; or soak in wine. For external use: appropriate amount, mash the fresh grass and apply it; or dry it in the sun and grind it before mixing and apply it; or boil it in water and wash with it.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is the introduction to Blood Water Grass. I believe you will understand it after reading it. After knowing the effects and functions of blood grass, you can adjust it according to your own physical condition.