The efficacy and function of clam grass root

Clam grass root is a traditional Chinese medicine. There are precedents of using clam grass root to treat diseases in ancient times, so we can eat it with confidence. Next, I will mainly introduce to you the effects of clam grass root.

【Other names】 Cough grass, big iron broom

[Source] It is the root of the semi-shrub Eupatorium truncatum of the Leguminosae family. Harvested in autumn and winter. Wash and dry.

[Original morphology] Semi-shrub, young branches are hairy. Simple leaves are alternate, rectangular ovate, 4-7 cm long, 3-4 cm wide, acute at apex, cordate at base, entire, green above, light green below, almost glabrous, with raised veins on the back and covered with long hairs; petiole 0.8-1.5 cm long; stipules lanceolate. The raceme is terminal, and the inflorescences are enclosed in clam-like bracts. The bracts are densely covered with long brown stiff hairs, and the butterfly-shaped flowers are white. The pods are rectangular-ovoid and contain 1 to 2 seeds.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in shrub forests on hillsides in high mountain areas. Distributed in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter, sweet, and cool.

【Functions and indications】Reduce fever, eliminate dampness, eliminate malnutrition and relieve cough. Treats persistent high fever, colds, rheumatoid arthritis, dysmenorrhea, infantile malnutrition, diarrhea, and indigestion.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian; grind into powder or stew with meat.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Red River Chinese Herbal Medicine". This product can also treat cough, asthma, pneumonia, whooping cough, jaundice and other diseases.

The above is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal material clam grass root. For medicinal herbs that we don't understand, we should learn more about them so that we can make full use of them in our lives and not be at a loss.