The efficacy and function of yellow back grass fruit

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. So do you know about the medicinal herb yellow-backed amomum villosum?

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of the Poaceae plant yellow back grass.

[Original form] Yellow-backed grass, perennial herb. The culm is thick, erect, 80-110cm high. The leaf sheath has deciduous tubercle-based long soft hairs; the ligule is 1-2mm long, obtuse at the tip, with short cilia; the leaf blade is narrowly linear, 10-40cm long, 4-5mm wide, and only the upper base is sparsely covered with tubercle-based long cilia. The pseudopanicle is narrow, 30-40cm long, the spathe is boat-shaped, hairy or hairless, the raceme emerges from the spathe, is 1-2cm long, with 7 spikelets, and a male or neutral spikelet nearly whorled at the base, but without awns; the first glume is leathery, with involute margins, the second glume is the same length as the first or shorter, with membranous margins, transparent; the middle of the three upper spikelets is bisexual, with beards at the base; the lemma of the first floret is membranous and transparent, the palea does not exist, the lemma of the second floret is short, with 1 long awn or no awns. Flowering and fruiting period is from June to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on barren land such as hillsides and roadsides.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the exterior and stops sweating. Main night sweats

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

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The effects and functions of yellow-backed grass fruit have been described in detail above, and I believe everyone has a certain understanding of it. Whether yellow-backed grass fruit has other therapeutic effects still requires further research.