The efficacy and function of kerosene grass

In modern life, everyone is very familiar with various Chinese herbal medicines, among which kerosene grass is a very common one. So what are the effects and functions of kerosene grass? Let’s take a look.

【English name】 all-grass of Lanceolate Blumea

【Alias】 Zoumafeng

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of Artemisia balsamifera of the Asteraceae family.

[Original form] Artemisia selengensis is a tall herb or sub-wood, 1-3m tall. The stem is branched and ribbed, with dense hairs on young branches and inflorescence axis, and internodes 0.6-2cm long, reaching 5cm or longer in the upper part. The lower and middle leaves have a petiole 2-3cm long; the leaf blade is oblanceolate, narrowly oblong-lanceolate or elliptic, 15-30cm long, 5-8cm wide, with a short acuminate apex, a base gradually narrowing and decurrent, or sometimes with short ear-like appendages, with fine or coarse teeth on the margin, with bubble-like protrusions on the upper side, and glabrous or slightly pubescent beneath; 13-20 pairs of lateral veins, with obvious reticulate veins; the upper leaves are narrowly lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 7-15cm long, 1-2.5cm wide, with a base gradually narrowing and decurrent into a wing-like shape. There are many capitulum inflorescences, often clustered in 3-4, arranged in terminal, tower-shaped large panicles; the involucre is cylindrical or nearly bell-shaped; the involucre bracts are 5-6 layers, green or purple-red, curved, the outer layer is ovate-lanceolate, with short soft hairs on the back, the middle layer is narrowly lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, and the inner layer is linear with sparse hairs; the receptacle is honeycomb-shaped and covered with dense white soft hairs; the flowers are yellow; the female flowers are numerous, with 3-toothed fringe at the corolla; the bisexual flowers are few, with 5-shallow lobes at the corolla fringe, and the lobes are sparsely hairy. Achenes are cylindrical with 5 ribs, and covered with yellowish white to yellowish brown, rough hairs. Flowering period is January to April.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on hillsides, forest edges, roadside meadows or stream sides at an altitude of 420-1500m.

【Properties】 Identification: This product dries and shrinks. The leaves are black, leathery, oblanceolate, narrowly oblong-lanceolate or elliptic, 15-30cm long, 5-8cm wide, with base gradually narrowed, decurrent, or sometimes with short ear-like appendages, apex shortly acuminate, margin with fine or coarse teeth, with bubble-like protrusions beneath, glabrous, glabrous or pubescent beneath, lateral veins raised beneath, and reticulate veins obvious. It has a faint smell and a slightly bitter taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and promote blood circulation; dredge meridians and relieve pain. Mainly used for headache, rheumatic pain, swelling and pain from falls

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 15-30g, double the amount for fresh products. For external use: appropriate amount, crush the fresh product and apply on the affected area; or boil it in water and wash with it.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": spicy and neutral in taste. It has the functions of removing rheumatism, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Used for rheumatic bone pain, postpartum joint pain, headache, and trauma.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of kerosene grass. Kerosene grass is very beneficial to human health. You can try it.