The efficacy and function of Imperata cylindrica

In fact, the occurrence of many human diseases is closely related to diet. If you want to have a healthy body, diet therapy is a very good method. Various Chinese medicinal materials play a very critical role. Today we will introduce to you the Chinese medicine Imperata flower.

[Other names] Yinghua (Tang Materia Medica), Maokuihua, Maozhenhua (Jiangsu Plant Medicinal Records).

[Source] It is the flower spike of the Poaceae plant Imperata cylindrica . Harvest before the flowers bloom in April and May. Pick the flower spikes with stems and dry them.

[Habitat distribution] Mainly produced in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. There are also other places.

[Properties] The dried flower spike is cylindrical, 5 to 20 cm long, with the base of the spikelet and the glumes densely covered with long and thin silky hairs, which occupy most of the flower spike. It is grayish white, light and soft, like cotton wool. The spikelets are yellowish brown, surrounded by slender silky hairs, not easy to fall off, the outer lemma is oblong-lanceolate and membranous; the pistil style is 2-lobed, the lobes are linear, and the lobes are covered with yellowish brown hairs. Inflorescence stalk cylindrical, green. Slight odor, light taste. The best ones are dry, white, leafless and have short petioles.

[Pharmacological action] Rabbits were orally administered 0.5 g/kg of water decoction daily for 3 days. From the 5th day, the coagulation and bleeding times were shorter than those of the control group. The effect can last for several days. It can also reduce vascular permeability (Trypan blue permeability test).

【Properties and flavors】 ① "Tang Materia Medica": "sweet, warm, non-toxic."

【Functions and indications】Hemostasis and pain relief. Treat vomiting blood, nosebleed, and knife wounds.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian. For external use: apply to nose or plug.

[Additional prescription] To treat nosebleed: 50 cents of Imperata flower and a pig nose. Stew them together for about an hour and take them after meals. Take them multiple times and it may cure the disease. (Quanzhou Materia Medica)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Bencao Gangmu".

Based on the above summary, Imperata flower still has certain pharmacological effects. What needs to be noted is that Imperata flower should be consumed according to one's actual situation and not in excess.