The efficacy and function of Saussurea graminea

Saussurea graminea is a very common medicinal material in life. It can be used to make medicinal food and medicine. The usage of Saussurea graminea is also quite wide, so you can choose it with confidence. Let’s take a look at it together.

【English name】 all-grass of Grassleaf saussurea

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Coleus graminearum, a plant of the Asteraceae family.

[Original form] Saussurea graminea is a perennial herb, 10-25cm tall. The rhizome is branched, with a brown fibrous residual leaf sheath at the neck, and produces flower stalks and nutrient branches; the stem is densely covered with white silky hairs. The basal leaves are 8-15cm long, 1.5-2mm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, sheath-like at the base, entire, with involute margins, sparsely covered with silky hairs or falling off on the upper side, and densely covered with white hairs on the lower side; the stem leaves are alternate, several in number, and shorter. Inflorescence head, 1.5-2 in diameter, solitary at the top of the stem; involucre bell-shaped, 16-18 mm long, bracts densely or sparsely silky and long, with outer layer folded at the tip and inner layer purple; tubular florets, purple, about 13 mm long. Achenes are cylindrical, 3-4mm long, with light brown pappus, the outer layer is short and rough, and the inner layer is feathery. The flowering period is July-August, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in alpine grasslands and grass slopes at an altitude of 3000-4200m.

【Properties】 Properties: This product varies in length. The stem is cylindrical, hollow, reddish brown to yellowish brown, 2-4 mm in diameter, with longitudinal grooves, densely or sparsely covered with white hairs, and some with brownish yellow sheath-like residual petioles. The leaves are green, linear, with curled edges on the back, 0.5-6cm long, about 1mm wide, and the midrib on the back is obviously protruding and densely covered with white hairs. The inflorescence is capitulate, with a diameter of 0.8-1.2cm, several layers of involucre, bisexual flowers, purple-red, corolla about 15mm long, 5-lobed at the apex, and united into a tubular shape at the base. Achenes are cylindrical, brown in color, with longitudinal ridges, and a tuft of feather-like pappus at the tip. It has a light fragrance and a bitter taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness; cools blood and stops bleeding. Mainly used for cold and fever; damp jaundice; vomiting; diarrhea; vomiting blood; blood in the stool

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

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the function of clearing heat and cooling blood. Used for hepatitis, cholecystitis, gastroenteritis, and visceral bleeding.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a brief introduction to the medicinal value of Saussurea graminea. For most people in real life, there is no need to worry about side effects when using Saussurea graminea to treat diseases. Therefore, using Saussurea graminea to treat diseases is an effective and practical treatment method, and it has been widely used in clinical practice.