Effects and functions of ice grass root

Do you know about ice grass root? It is a common medicinal material. Generally, ice grass root is used as raw material in many places. It can also treat many physical diseases. Let’s take a look at the relevant knowledge about ice grass root.

[Source] It is the root of the Poaceae plant Leymus japonicus . Dig up in autumn, wash and dry.

[Original form] Leymus japonicus, also known as: thick-spiked alkali grass, thick-spiked ice grass, beach grass, and old alkali grass.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in moist and fertile sandy land, canal edges, ridges, and lowlands between hills. Distributed in Northeast China, Hebei, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, cold.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, stops bleeding and acts as a diuretic. Treat colds, nosebleeds, and asthma.

[Additional prescription] ①Prevention and treatment of colds: 50 cents each of ice grass root, reed root, licorice root, iris root, and black wolfberry root (called "five root soup" in Yumen), decocted in water and taken twice a day.

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Above, we introduced what ice grass root is and understood its effects and functions. Ice grass root can improve our immunity. Ice grass root also has a therapeutic effect in health care and has many benefits to our body.