The efficacy and function of basil root

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is profound and extensive, and Chinese medicinal materials account for a large proportion of it. Do you know about the root of Bamiyan, what are its effects and functions, and how to eat it? I believe many people are very interested in it. Let me tell you one by one below.

【English name】

AmurSilvergrass,AweetcaneflowerSilvergrass

【Alias】

Wild reed, red and purple

【source】

Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the grass family Reed.

[Original form]

Reed, perennial herb, up to 1.5cm tall. With a robust scaly rhizome. The culm is erect, glabrous, multi-noded, and each node has long hairs. Leaves are alternate; leaf sheaths are longer than internodes, or those at the upper part are shorter than internodes; ligule is about 1mm or less long, obtuse at the tip, with small cilia; leaf blades are linear, 10-16cm long, 4-12mm wide, densely pubescent at the base above. The panicle is fan-shaped, 20-30cm long, with no hairs on the main axis and branches, and only small soft hairs in the branch axils; the branches are weak, 10-20cm long, with 1 short-stalked spikelet and 1 long-stalked spikelet at each node, all of which are strong and the same shape, containing 2 florets, only the second floret is strong; the white filamentous hairs on the base are about twice the number of spikelets; the 2 ridges of the first glume have filamentous hairs, the edges are transparent and membranous, with cilia; there are 3 stamens; the stigma extends from both sides of the spikelet. Flowering and fruiting period is August to October.

【Habitat distribution】

Ecological environment: Grown on hillside grasslands or coastal wetlands.

【Properties】

Identification of properties: It is flat cylindrical, often curved, with a diameter of 2.5-5mm. The surface is yellowish white with slight luster and vertical lines. The nodes often have very short hairs or scales, with an internode distance of 0.5-1.9cm. It is hard and brittle, with small cracks in the cross section, a small hole in the center, and pink surrounding the hole. Slight odor, light taste.

【Nature and flavor】

Sweet; Cool in nature

【Function and indications】

Clears heat and promotes blood circulation. Blood tuberculosis of the main trunk; hot flashes; thirst due to blood loss in parturient women; toothache

【Usage and Dosage】

For internal use: decoction.

【Discussions by Various Schools】

"Xinhua Materia Medica Outline": Whole plant: sweet in taste, cool in nature. It has the function of clearing heat and activating blood circulation. It is used for women's dry blood tuberculosis, hot flashes, thirst due to blood loss during childbirth, toothache, etc.

【extract】

Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction of Bamaogen, I believe everyone has a certain understanding and can better improve our common sense of life.