The efficacy and function of wormwood

Cuicongcao is a medicinal material and is quite common in life. We can eat Cuicongcao appropriately. Since many people don’t know much about Cuicongcao, let’s take a look at it below.

[Other names] Cattail, saltwater grass, wild mat grass, mat grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root or whole herb of the sedge plant Cyperus brevifolia.

[Original form] Short-leaved radix, perennial herb, 80-150cm tall. It has long, woody, creeping rhizomes. The culm is erect, sharply triangular, and smooth. There are 1-2 leaves at the base, less than 3cm long, 3-8mm wide, flat, with long, brown sheaths. There are 3 bracts, which are leaf-like, one of which is well developed and supports the inflorescence. The inflorescence is compound; the spike inflorescence is loose, with 5-10 spikelets; the spikelets are linear, 5-10mm long, about 1mm wide, with more than 10 flowers, and the spikelet axis has narrow wings; the scales are loosely arranged, oblong, about 2mm long, obtuse at the apex, without mucro, and reddish brown on the back; there are 3 stamens, linear anthers, and prominent connectives; the style is short, with 3 stigmas, and slender. The nutlets are narrow, round, triangular, and nearly as long as the scales. They are dark brown when ripe. Flowering and fruiting period is from June to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows beside rivers, ditches and near water.

【Nature and flavor】 Light taste; cold in nature

【Functions and indications】 Clears heat and cools blood; diuretic. Treats toothache due to wind and fire; vomiting blood; hematuria; leucorrhea; difficulty urinating

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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