The efficacy and function of big wolf grass

The traditional Chinese medicine Dalangbacao is already very familiar to most people. But in fact, not many people know the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Herba Lycopodii, so let’s talk about it below.

[Other names] wolf grass, relay grass, sewing kit, a pack of needles, foreign de-stress grass, sewing kit grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the Asteraceae plant.

[Original form] Big wolf grass is an annual herb, up to 120cm tall, with erect, branched stems, often purple, sparsely hairy or hairless. Leaves opposite; petiolate; once pinnately compound, with 3-5 leaflets, lanceolate, 3-10cm long, 1-3cm wide, acuminate at apex, coarsely serrated at margin, usually sparsely pubescent on the back, at least the terminal ones with obvious petioles. The flower head is solitary, with a diameter of 12-15mm together with the bracts, and about 12mm high; the involucre is campanulate or hemispherical, with 5-10 outer bracts, usually 8, lanceolate or spoon-shaped oblanceolate, leaf-like, with ciliate edges, inner bracts oblong with light yellow edges, ligulate flowers are rudimentary and extremely inconspicuous, tubular flowers are trifoliate, and the corolla has 5 lobes. Achenes are flat, narrowly cuneate, 5-10mm long, with two awns at the tip and lateral hairs. Flowering and fruiting period is August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in moist places in fields. There are wild ones in the suburbs of Shanghai. Symptoms of northern origin.

【Properties】 Characteristic identification: The stem is dark purple. The leaves are opposite, and the complete leaves open into pinnate compound leaves, with lanceolate leaflets and coarse serrations on the margins. The head inflorescence is solitary at the end of the stem or branch; the involucre is bell-shaped or hemispherical; the bracts are leaf-like with ciliate edges; the corolla has 5 lobes at the apex. Tastes bitter.

[Chemical composition] Big wolf grass contains trideca-3,5,7.9-te-trayn-11-en-1,2,13-trlol-1-glucoside.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】Tonify deficiency and clear away heat. Weakness and fatigue; night sweats; hemoptysis; infantile malnutrition; dysentery

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are some little knowledge about big wolf grass. If you feel it is suitable for your physical condition, you might as well give it a try. I believe it will bring about a significant improvement to your body.