The efficacy and function of stick grass

The Chinese medicine Herba Artemisiae Argyi is often used by people in real life because of its functions and effects. So, what are the effects and functions of lollipop grass? Let us study it together.

【Other name】Baiershen

[Source] Medicinal material source: The dried root of the plant Panax notoginseng of the Caryophyllaceae family.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 8-10cm high. The tuber is fusiform, solitary, with many branched rootlets. Stem single, erect, with two rows of soft hairs, branched in the middle. Simple leaves are opposite; with long petioles; leaf blades are elliptical, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 1-2cm long and 3-5mm wide. Flower dimorphism: ordinary flowers are solitary at the branch ends or between two branch forks; sepals are 5, lanceolate, densely pubescent on the outside; petals are 5, obovate or elliptic-lanceolate, truncate at the apex, 2-2.5 times longer than sepals, white, entire, obtuse or truncate at the apex, 10 stamens, shorter than petals, ovate ovary, 2 or 3 styles, linear, stigma capitate; closed peanuts are in the leaf axils at the lower part of the stem base, slightly smaller, pedicels are hairy, and there are 4 sepals. Capsule slightly longer than calyx, 4-valved. The seeds have papillate projections. The flowering period is May and the fruiting period is July.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in grasslands under bushes or low wetlands by rivers at an altitude of 1000-2300m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; bitter; slightly warm

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the lungs; strengthens the spleen; nourishes yin and promotes the production of body fluids. Mainly used for lung deficiency cough; spleen deficiency anorexia; palpitations and spontaneous sweating; fatigue; dry mouth

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-12g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are the effects and functions of lollipop. We can also eat lollipop reasonably according to our own situation to relieve the pain caused by the disease.