The efficacy and function of yellow back grass

Modern medical research believes that yellow-backed grass contains many nutrients that are beneficial to the human body. As a traditional Chinese medicine, its efficacy and functions have been widely recognized. Let's take a look at its specific situation.

【English name】 all-grass of Arabian Themeda

[Other names] Yellow back grass, Jinji grass, Golden silk grass, Mountain red grass, Needle grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the Poaceae plant Scutellaria baicalensis.

[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; warm

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation; dispel wind and dampness. Mainly used for amenorrhea and rheumatic pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 30-60g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Whole plant, seedlings or roots: sweet in taste, warm in nature. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, regulating menstruation, dispelling wind and removing dampness. Mainly used to treat amenorrhea and rheumatic pain. Seedlings can cure high blood pressure. The root is often used for recurrent miscarriage.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is some introduction to the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine yellow-backed grass. Yellow-backed grass is very helpful for human diseases, but it is worth noting that we should use symptomatic medication according to our personal physical condition and avoid indiscriminate consumption.