The efficacy and function of bone joint grass

Joint grass is a medicinal material and is quite common in life. We can eat joint grass appropriately. Since many people don’t know much about joint grass, let’s take a look at it below.

[Other names] Pen-handle grass, pen tube grass (Guizhou Folk Prescriptions Collection), knotweed (Chinese Medicinal Plant Atlas), dishwashing grass (Mindong Materia Medica), bone-setting tube (Practical Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] The whole herb of Equisetum caninae of the Equisetaceae family. Harvested in summer.

[Original form] Dog's horsetail, also known as swamp horsetail.

[Habitat distribution] It grows wild in paddy fields, ditches and shady wetlands. It is distributed in most parts of the country.

[Chemical composition] Hay contains 15-302 mg% of bioalkaloids, including canisidine, canisidine, and a small amount of nicotinic acid. It also contains aconitic acid, kaempferol-8-rhamnosyl glucose-7-glucoside, methyl sulfone, thymine, etc.

[Nature and flavor] "Mindong Materia Medica": "Neutral in nature, sweet and slightly bitter in taste."

[Meridian] "Mindong Materia Medica": "enters the liver, lung, and gallbladder meridians."

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind, improve eyesight, promote blood circulation, and relax muscles. It is used to treat tearing caused by wind, cataracts blocking the eyes, trauma, intestinal wind, and hemorrhoids.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 2-5 qian (0.5-1 liang for fresh ones).

【Note】 Avoid using if you have Yin deficiency and excess fire.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat eye carbuncle and eye opacity: 1 liang of fresh bone joint grass, 5 qian of crystal sugar, 2 liang of pork red meat. Stew in water and take in the morning and evening.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Guizhou Folk Prescriptions and Medicines Collection"

Nowadays, people's life pressure is constantly increasing, which makes our bodies often in a state of fatigue. As a traditional Chinese medicine, bone-joint grass has a certain regulating effect on the body. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.