The efficacy and function of white grass

The efficacy and function of white grass

Ground corydalis has a long history, and up to now, its uses are increasing. I wonder if you guys know about its other effects. Let us introduce it in detail below, hoping it will be helpful to you guys.

[Other names] Seven-star lotus (Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities), heliotrope, Chinese cabbage, chicken disease sticky grass (Fujian Folk Herbs), cucumber grass (Guangxi Chinese Veterinary Medicinal Plants), white cucumber, dog grass (Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica), cucumber vegetable, fine tongcao, hairy vine, cucumber fragrance (Hunan Materia Medica), wild cabbage (Guizhou Herbs), cold poison grass (Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine Selection).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Viola prostrata, a plant of the Viola family . Harvested from March to April or September to October.

[Original morphology] Annual herb, often with white soft hairs. The creeping stems emerge from the leaves at the base, take root everywhere, and produce new leaves. The leaves are clustered, round-ovate or ovate-elliptical, 2 to 7 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, with rounded serrations on the edges. The apex is rounded and obtuse, the base is narrowly cuneate, rarely heart-shaped, with scattered white soft hairs on both sides; the petiole is flat, 1.5 to 6 cm long, with narrow wings and white hairs on both sides; the stipules are free, linear-lanceolate, and have long teeth on the margins. The flowers are lavender or white, with pedicels 5 to 9 cm long, with two linear bracts in the middle, almost glabrous above the middle, and scattered white hairs below the middle; 5 sepals, lanceolate, with white hairs on the edges, and the base extended into appendages; 5 petals, oblong-obovate, the lower one with spurs, capsule oblong, about 5 mm long, glabrous. Flowering period is from April to November.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on roadsides and relatively moist land. Distributed in East China, South China and Southwest China.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cold.

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind, clear away heat, promote diuresis and detoxify. Treat wind-heat cough, dysentery, stranguria, carbuncle, ulcer, blepharitis and burns.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decocted in water, 3-5 qian (1-2 liang for fresh ones). For external use: pounding.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat stranguria: 8 qian to 1 liang of fresh white cucumber. Boil it with water into half a bowl, take it before meals, twice a day. (Fujian Folk Herbs)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Tianbao Materia Medica

Knowing the effects and functions of ground licorice, for most friends, if you feel you need it, you might as well eat some of it in your daily life. I believe it will effectively improve your condition. However, in order to ensure the effect after consumption, please be sure to consume it according to the requirements and avoid some bad living habits so that you can get the expected effect.

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