The efficacy and function of insect fruit

There are many common Chinese medicinal materials in life, and worm fruit is one of them. However, many people are not very clear about worm fruit. Therefore, before choosing to eat it, you need to understand the effects and functions of worm fruit.

[Other names] Cotton grass, red cotton grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the Chenopodiaceae plant.

[Original form] Annual herb, 10-50cm tall. The stem is erect, cylindrical, and the base is usually red, hairy or shed. Leaves are alternate; leaf blades are linear-lanceolate or linear, 2-5cm long, 2-4mm wide, with acuminate or mucronate tips. Inflorescence spikes usually dense, narrowly cylindrical; bracts ovate or oblong-ovate, acuminate, margin broadly membranous. Perianth 3, adaxial perianth segment 1, broadly elliptic, with irregular fine teeth at apex, distal two smaller, nearly triangular. The base is cordate and the dorsal surface is convex. The fruit is oval or round-ovate, 2.5mm long, with narrow wings. Flowering and fruiting period is June to August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in fixed sand and semi-fixed sand dunes.

【Nature and flavor】 Light; slightly bitter; cool in nature

【Functions and indications】 Clears dampness and heat; promotes urination. Mainly used for urinary incontinence; hot and astringent pain; jaundice

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-12g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the effects and functions of insect fruit. Your choice should be based on your own needs, so that it will not harm your body and can achieve a good effect in improving the disease.