What are the effects and functions of fairy grass

Generally, fairy grass is a kind of medicinal material suitable for taking in summer, because it has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. If you use this medicinal material in summer, you can prevent heatstroke very well, and it will not cause excessive liver fire in your body. Fairy grass itself is harvested in summer. The most important thing is to dry it after harvesting before use. If it is not dried, it cannot be used as a medicinal material.

Flavor

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "astringent, sweet, cold."

②Guangzhou Army "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": "Sweet, mild, and cool."

[Functions and indications] Clears away heat, quenches thirst, and eliminates heat toxins. Treat heatstroke, thirst, high blood pressure, muscle and joint pain.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can clear away summer heat, relieve heat and poison in the internal organs, and treat alcohol-induced rheumatism."

② "Chinese Medicinal Plants Illustrated Guide": "It is a cooling and thirst-quenching summer heat-removing agent. The whole plant can be boiled and taken to treat diabetes."

③ "Guangdong Chinese Medicine" II: "treats bone pain caused by dampness and fire,"

④ Guangzhou Army "Common Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook": "clears away heat and relieves summer heat. Treats heatstroke, colds, high blood pressure, muscle and joint pain."

use

Medicinal use: sweet, light, cold in nature. Clears away heat and dampness, cools blood and relieves summer heat, cools blood and detoxifies. It is mainly used to treat heatstroke, acute rheumatic arthritis, hypertension, colds, jaundice, acute nephritis, diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery, burns, erysipelas, syphilis, and paint allergy. The dosage is 15~60 grams.

This medicinal material can not only be taken orally, but also applied externally. If you feel some pain in your joints, you can use this fairy grass for external application. It only takes about a week to relieve your joint pain. It also has a good therapeutic effect on milder illnesses such as colds. However, the dosage at one time can only be about 15 grams.