Tiger grass has many functions and effects, including clearing away heat and detoxifying!

In nature, the family Polisiidae is a general term for a type of plant, and also a general term for a type of animal. Of course, the latter is just people's imagination. Everyone should be clear about this. The tiger is not a member of the family Panthera, but of the family Felidae. Today we are going to talk about a species of tiger grass, namely tiger grass. Tiger grass looks fleshy and grows densely, and is often used as a medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. So, what effects will it have if you eat it?

Tiger grass benefits

【Plant morphology】Perennial evergreen herb. It is 14-45 cm tall, with slender creeping stems that are reddish-purple. The leaves are usually several in number and basal, fleshy, densely pubescent, with very long petioles; the leaf blades are broadly ovate or kidney-shaped, heart-shaped or truncated at the base, with irregular blunt serrations on the edges, long procumbent hairs on both sides, white markings on the upper side, and purple-red or spotted underneath. The panicle is sparse, and the pedicel has short glandular hairs; the flowers are bilaterally symmetrical; there are 5 sepals, unequal in size, and ovate; there are 5 petals, which are white, the lower 2 are larger than the other 3, lanceolate, and the upper 3 petals are ovate, all with red spots; there are 10 stamens; there are 2 carpels, which are fused. Capsule oval. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from October to November.

[Origin Distribution] Grown in neutral to slightly acidic soil or rocks rich in organic matter. Distributed in East China, South China, Southwest China and other places.

[Harvesting and processing] Cut the above-ground parts in summer and use fresh or dry them.

[Properties of the medicinal material] The fresh whole herb is purple-red or dark green in color, and the dried herb is brown-red in color. The whole body is hairy. The rhizome segments have fine fibrous roots. The stolons are slender and thread-like. The leaves are wrinkled and broken; the complete leaves are round or kidney-shaped, with irregular serrations on the edges; they have long petioles and grow together at the base of the stem or at the nodes. There is a panicle at the top of the flower stem. Capsule oval. Odorless, slightly bitter taste.

[Nature and flavor and meridians] Cold in nature, slightly bitter in taste. It enters the lung meridian and stomach meridian.

[Effects and Functions] It has the effects of dispelling wind, clearing heat, clearing blood and detoxifying. It is a heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicine under the category of heat-clearing medicine.