The efficacy and function of Baijiucao

Baijiucao is a common Chinese medicine with many different functions. It can regulate some diseases of the human body. Let us learn about its specific functions below.

[Other names] Knife-edge medicine, wine herb, small white wine grass, stone green vegetable, hairy green vegetable, hairy Bupleurum, mountain chrysanthemum

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Asteraceae plant Licorice vulgaris.

[Original form] Liquorice is an annual or biennial herb, about 30cm tall. The stem is erect, rarely branched, and the whole plant is covered with long soft or coarse hairs. Simple leaves are alternate; leaf blades are lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 3-5cm long, 1-2cm wide, acute at apex, serrated at margins, and pubescent on both sides; basal leaves have short petioles, and stem leaves are sessile and semi-amplexicaulous. The head inflorescence is several, corymbose, rarely solitary; the involucre is campanulate; the involucre bracts are 2-3 layers, with membranous edges; the marginal flowers are female, 2 to multiple layers, with lingula or filamentous, purple; the bisexual flowers are tubular, yellow. Achenes are small, flat, with 2-5 ribs; pappus has one layer of hairy hairs.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in grass on hillsides or on the edge of forests.

[Chemical composition] The aerial part contains strictic acid, 5,7-dihydroxy-3,8,4′-trimethoxyflavone, and ent-2β-hydroxy-15,16-epoxy-3,13(16),14-clerodatrien-18-oicacid.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; pungent; cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and relieves pain; dispels wind and resolves phlegm. Mainly used for pleurisy; pneumonia; sore throat; infantile convulsions

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the above introduction, let us understand the relevant knowledge of Baijiucao. If we can give full play to the efficacy of Baijiucao, it can help us solve some physical diseases. Therefore, many people regard it as their own health care choice.