The efficacy and function of Guangdong money grass

Guangdong Moneywort is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. This type of medicine can cover many aspects of disease treatment, so before choosing Guangdong Moneywort, you must have a good understanding of it. Let us introduce it in detail below.

[Other names] Houttuynia cordata (Illustrated Description of Main Plants of China, Leguminosae), Houttuynia cordata (Bulletin of Chinese Materia Medica 5 (1): 26, 1959), Pseudo-peanut, Horse-hoof grass, Silver-hoof grass (Nanning Pharmacopoeia), Gold-coin grass, Copper-coin grass (Guangzhou Army Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines).

[Source] It is the branches and leaves of the leguminous plant Moneywort . Harvest in summer and autumn, wash and dry.

[Original form] Shrubby herb, 30 to 90 cm high. The stem is erect, the branches are cylindrical, densely covered with spreading yellow short hairs. There is usually 1 leaflet, sometimes 3; the apical leaflet is rounded, leathery, slightly concave at the apex, cordate at the base, 1.8-3.4 cm long, 2.1-3.5 cm wide, glabrous above, densely covered with appressed hairs beneath, densest on the veins; lateral leaflets, if present, are smaller than the terminal leaflet, rounded or elliptical, 1-1.5 cm long; petiole 1-1.8 cm long; stipules small lanceolate-subulate, striated. The racemes are terminal or axillary, very dense, about 2.5 cm long; bracts are ovate and hairy; pedicels are 2-3 mm long; flowers are small, purple, and fragrant; calyx is coarsely hairy, calyx teeth are lanceolate, twice as long as the calyx tube; corolla is butterfly-shaped, about 4 mm long, the standard petal is round or oblong, the base gradually narrows into a claw, and the wing petals are attached to the keel petal; 10 stamens, 2 bodies; ovary is linear; pods are linear-oblong, short-haired, with a straight ventral suture and a shallowly wavy dorsal suture, 4-5 nodes, each node is nearly square. Flowering period is from June to September.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in wasteland grass or on washed hillsides. Distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan and other places. Mainly produced in Guangdong. It is also produced in Fujian, Guangxi, Hunan and other places.

[Properties] The dry stems and branches are cylindrical, up to 60 cm long, 2 to 5 mm thick, light brown on the surface, densely covered with yellow hairs, soft and easy to break, light yellow on the cross section, with white pith in the center. The leaves are wrinkled and easily fall off. They are gray-green to dark green and glabrous above, and light green and densely covered with white hairs below. There are often stipules at the stem nodes, which are lanceolate-conical and light brown. Flowers and fruits are occasionally found in herbal medicines. The smell is faint and the taste is bland.

[Chemical composition] The whole plant contains bioalkaloids, flavonoids, phenols and tannins.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, mild, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness, promotes diuresis and relieves stranguria. Treat urinary tract infection, urinary tract stones, gallbladder stones, nephritis edema, jaundice, malnutrition, and carbuncle.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 0.5-1 liang (1-2 liang for fresh use). For external use: mash and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat bladder stones: 2 liang of Guangdong Centella asiatica and 5 qian of Sea Sand. Decoction in water.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above are some basic functions of Guangdong Money Grass introduced to you, as well as the method of eating Guangdong Money Grass, so that you will not make mistakes when eating it, and you can also more correctly maximize the value of Guangdong Money Grass.