The efficacy and function of black seed grass

Only when we understand the main ingredients of any medicinal material can we better exert its efficacy and function. Here I recommend a very popular Chinese medicinal material, black seed grass.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Nigella sativa L., a plant of the Ranunculaceae family.

[Original form] Glandular hairy black grass, annual herb, 35-50cm tall. The stem is erect, branched in the upper part, with longitudinal ridges, and covered with short glandular hairs and short soft hairs. Leaves are alternate, bipinnate; leaves in the middle of the stem have short petioles; leaf blades are ovate in outline, about 5 cm long and 3 cm wide, with about 4 pairs of pinnae, nearly opposite, the terminal lobes are linear or linear-lanceolate, 0.6-1 mm wide, glabrous above, sparsely covered with short glandular hairs below. The flowers are bisexual, about 2 cm in diameter, solitary at the branch ends; sepals 5, petal-shaped, white or bluish, ovate, about 1.2 cm long, about 6 mm wide, with short claws at the base, and glabrous; petals about 8, small, about 5 mm long, with short claws, lip-shaped, the upper lip slightly shorter than the lower lip, lanceolate, the lower lip 2-lobed beyond the middle, the lobes broadly rhombic, the apex nearly spherical and thickened, with a nectar groove at the base, and a few soft hairs on the edges; stamens numerous, about 8 mm long, glabrous, anthers elliptic, filaments filiform; carpels 5, base connate to the base of the style, with scattered graphic small scale-like protrusions, the style is the same length as the ovary. The capsule is about 1 cm long, with round scaly protrusions, and the persistent style is nearly as long as the fruit. There are many seeds, triangular in shape, about 2.5 mm long, with transverse wrinkles. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is August.

[Habitat distribution] Cultivated in Xinjiang, Yunnan and Tibet.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; spicy; warm

【Meridian】 Heart; Lung

【Functions and indications】Replenishes Qi and nourishes the heart; dispels wind and relieves cough. Palpitations; insomnia; physical weakness; cold; cough

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

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through this article's detailed introduction to the effects of black seed grass, we can learn about the major effects of black seed grass. These effects are indeed a good way to regulate the body for people with poor physical constitution and low resistance. Everyone can try it.