The efficacy and function of white grass

As we all know, white grass is a very common medicinal material with many years of history. It can also treat many diseases. Let us learn about the medicinal value of white grass.

[Alias] Centipede grass (Medicinal Plants in China's Desert Areas).

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Boraginaceae plant. Harvested in summer and sun-dried.

[Original form] Perennial herb, up to 80 cm tall. The roots are thin, slightly purple-red, and have several stems. The stem is erect, the branches are spreading, and the whole plant is densely covered with spreading white hairs. Leaves are alternate, sessile, oblong-lanceolate or even broadly linear, 2 to 3.5 cm long, 3 to 4 mm wide, and obtuse at the apex. The raceme grows at the top of the stem, is relatively long, and has bracts; there are 5 sepals, lanceolate-linear, and fused at the base; the corolla is light reddish purple or bluish purple, hairy on the outside, the tube is slender, about 7 mm long, and the lobes are short and blunt, oval, and slightly open. The nutlets are ovate-triangular, pointed at the tip, about 2 mm long, with a short stalk, and the surface has warty micro-protrusions of varying sizes. Flowering period is from April to June.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in fixed sandy land, hillsides and sandy land in grassland and desert areas. Distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, warm.

【Functions and indications】 Treats pain in small joints.

[Additional prescription] To treat pain in small joints: boil three grams of white hair grass in water and drink orally. For long-term use or adding three grams of mulberry fruits to boil together, the effect will be better. It can also be made into powder for oral administration.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Everyone should know about the medicinal value of white hair grass, so you can be more targeted when consuming it in daily life. More reasonable use of medicine can better treat some common diseases.