The efficacy and function of goblin grass

The development of Western medicine has brought some crises to traditional Chinese medicine. But traditional Chinese medicine still has many magical aspects. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine goblin grass.

[Other names] Tendon and bone vegetable (Emei Medicinal Plants), single-back leaf, green grass, golden winding vegetable (Kunming Medicinal Plant Survey Report), tendon grass, single grass, and Yunnan fescue (Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Chickweed, a plant of the Caryophyllaceae family. Harvest in summer and autumn, wash, cut into sections, and use dried or fresh.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 60 to 90 cm tall. The stem is cylindrical, creeping, hollow, and covered with short hairs (viewed under a magnifying glass). Simple leaves are opposite; lanceolate, about 2.5 cm long, about 1.2 cm wide, with acute apex, rounded base, entire margin, and both sides covered with dense and short hairs; sessile, with buds in the leaf axils. Inflorescence is corymbose, axillary; sepals 5, united at base; petals 6, shorter than sepals, apex 2-lobed to base; stamens 10; styles 3 or 4. Capsule and persistent calyx nearly equal in length. Many seeds.

【Habitat distribution】 Distributed in the Yellow River, Yangtze River and Pearl River basins.

[Processing] "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "Roast over fire."

【Properties and flavors】 ① "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "spicy, poisonous."

【Functions and indications】 Clears the liver and calms the wind. It is used to treat liver wind, aphasia caused by stroke, facial paralysis, and convulsions in children.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2 to 3 qian; or grind into powder. For external use: mash and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating convulsions and fever in children: ground grass, ground cowpea, clover, and bottle grass. Take it in decoction. (Yunnan)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

This article introduces some basic knowledge about the medicinal herb goblin grass. Goblin grass is very effective in treating some related diseases of the human body. Moreover, goblin grass has a certain regulating effect on the body and can be consumed in moderation at ordinary times.