The efficacy and function of Alpine Dew Grass

Alpine dew grass is a very common Chinese medicine and also a very important medicinal material. We need to pay attention to it. Alpine Dew Grass can be used in combination with other medicines, and we need to take it appropriately according to our physical condition. Let’s take a look at the main effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Alpine Dew Grass.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the Onagraceae plant Alpine Dew Grass.

[Original morphology] Erect herb, up to 35cm high; rhizome slender, white, horizontal, up to 30cm long, often branched. Leaves are opposite; petiole is about 2.5cm long; leaf blade is thin, light green to dark green, sometimes red, transparent, narrowly ovate to broadly triangular, with acute or short acuminate tip, base usually shallowly cordate, and margin sparsely serrated. The raceme gradually elongates before or during flowering, the pedicels are usually red and droop during fruiting; the sepals are folded and light red; the petals are narrow or broad obovate, white or pink, with the tip concave 1/5-1/3, the lobes are rounded or with fine round teeth, opening to one side; the ovary is rod-shaped or obovate, covered with purple hooked hairs. The mature fruit is club-shaped and covered with transparent or reddish hooked hairs. Flowering period is July-August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in high mountain forests, thorny thickets, or hillside grasslands and rock crevices at an altitude of 3500-4100m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; pungent; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat; detoxifies; relieves itching. Mainly used for sores, swelling, warts, and itching of ringworms

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply or decoct in water for washing.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above content is an introduction to the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Alpine Dew Grass. I hope it can be of some help to you. The culture of traditional Chinese medicine is profound and extensive. When treating diseases, we need to choose different medicines according to the different diseases to better help the body relieve troubles.