The efficacy and function of single grass

Do you know about single grass? It is a common medicinal material. Generally, single grass is used as raw material in many places. It can also treat many physical diseases. Let’s take a look at the relevant knowledge about single grass.

[Other names] Xingxiucai (Compendium of Materia Medica for Famine Relief), Lingjicao (Survey of Shaanxi Medicinal Plants), and Small Borax (Survey of Guizhou Medicinal Plants).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Lycoris radiata, a plant of the Primulaceae family. Harvest from April to June. Use fresh or dried.

[Original morphology] Annual erect herb, the whole plant is glabrous. The stem is 18 to 60 cm tall, sometimes slightly red at the base. Leaves are alternate, rarely opposite; lanceolate, or elliptic-lanceolate, or linear, 2-4 cm long, 3-10 mm wide, pointed or acuminate at the apex, gradually narrowed at the base to a petiole with narrow wings, entire or slightly wavy. The inflorescence is conical and broad-racemose, sometimes densely packed into a corymbose shape, and elongated when fruiting; the bracts are linear and chisel-shaped; the sepals are elliptic-lanceolate or linear, acuminate, and about 3 mm long; the corolla is white, twice as long as the calyx, and the lobes are elliptic-obovate, slightly shorter than the floral tube; the stamens are attached to the upper half of the corolla, slightly shorter than the lobes; the style is equal in length to the stamens. Capsule round, about 3 mm in diameter. The flowering and fruiting period is from May to July.

[Habitat distribution] Distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Shandong, Shanxi and other places.

[Properties and flavors] "Guizhou Herbal Medicine Survey": "pungent, cool." (toxic)

【Functions and indications】Antipyretic, cooling blood, and promoting blood circulation. Treat hemorrhoids, swelling and pain caused by falls.

[Additional prescription] For treating traumatic fractures and relieving pain: 3 to 5 liang of pearlwort. Mash it and apply it to the affected area according to the size of the wound. (Selected Works of the Exhibition: Surgery)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Illustrated Records of Plant Names and Realities"

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of single grass. The effect of single grass is very large and it has great benefits for the human body. Therefore, everyone can choose single grass according to their physical condition, but it should still be done under the doctor's advice.