The efficacy and function of iron broom grass

The iron broom is not the broom we often talk about, but a kind of plant that we are not familiar with. Because we are not very common, we are not very clear about its shape characteristics, functions and effects. Let’s follow the editor to learn about the functions and effects of the iron broom.

Iron Broom

Also known as night gate, cockroach wings, iron horse whip, three-leaf male and female grass, and fish string grass.

Effects and functions: Clears away heat and dampness, aids digestion and eliminates accumulation, relieves cough and resolves phlegm. It is used for infantile malnutrition, indigestion, gastroenteritis, bacterial dysentery, stomachache, icteric hepatitis, nephritic edema, secretions, stomatitis, cough, bronchitis; it can be applied externally to treat herpes zoster and centipede bites.

The drug has a mild effect and tastes sweet and bitter.

Aliases

Night door closing, cockroach wings, iron horse whip, three-leaf male and female grass, fish string grass.

Natural environment for growth and development

Growing in wilderness, hilly terrain, hillsides and roadsides. It is also planted near fields and houses.

From

Lespedeza cuneata (Dum-Cours.) G.Don, a green plant of the genus Lespedeza in the legume family, is used as medicine with its roots and the whole plant. Dig up the roots and whole plants in summer and autumn, wash, chop and dry them.

Nature and flavor

Sweet, slightly bitter, neutral.

Efficacy and function

Clears away heat and dampness, aids digestion and eliminates accumulation, relieves cough and reduces phlegm. It is used for infantile malnutrition, indigestion, gastroenteritis, bacterial dysentery, stomachache, icteric hepatitis, nephritic edema, secretions, stomatitis, cough, bronchitis; it can be applied externally to treat herpes zoster and centipede bites.

Usage method Dosage

0.5～1 liang; for external application, crush it and apply it to the wound.

Shape characteristics

Erect herb, 30-100cm high. Old branches are cylindrical with longitudinal grooves; stems are sparsely pubescent and later become glabrous. The leaves are nearly leathery green, often turning gray-black after falling, simple to compound, one to two times pinnately lobed, with lobes linear-lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, or linear, 1.5-10 cm long, 0.1-2 cm wide, acute or convex at the apex, sometimes obtuse, entire, sparsely pubescent or nearly pubescent on both sides or along the petiole, with prominent reticulate veins.

The inflorescence is terminal, a cyme or a racemose or pyramidal cyme, sometimes solitary, with a diameter of 2.5-5 cm; calyx 4-8, usually 6, milky white, oblong or narrowly obovate, 1-2.5 cm long, 0.3-1 (-1.5) cm wide, densely covered with cotton hairs on the outside, like a cotton ball when in bud, without hairs inside; pistil without hairs. Achenes are obovate, flat, densely pubescent, and persistent style is 1.5-3 cm long with long grayish-white soft hairs. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruiting period is from July to October.

Geographical Distribution

In my country, it is distributed in the eastern part of Gansu Province, Shaanxi Province, Shanxi Province, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Liaoning Province, Jilin Province, and Heilongjiang Province. It grows on fixed sand dunes, dry hillsides or hillside lawns, especially in the Northeast and Inner Mongolia grasslands. There are also people in North Korea, Mongolia, and the eastern part of Western Siberia in the former Soviet Union.

Efficacy and function

The root has medicinal value, and has the effects of reducing fever, relieving pain, promoting urination, and unblocking meridians. It can treat rheumatism, edema, neuralgia, and hemorrhoidal swelling and pain; as a fertilizer, it has excellent preventive effects on potato diseases and planthoppers.

Nature and flavor

Sweet, slightly bitter, astringent, flat and cool.

Efficacy and function

Clears away heat and dampness, aids digestion and eliminates accumulation, relieves cough and resolves phlegm, and is a diuretic and relieves stranguria. It is used for infantile malnutrition, indigestion, gastroenteritis, bacterial dysentery, stomachache, icteric hepatitis, nephritic edema, secretions, stomatitis, cough, bronchitis; it can be applied externally to treat herpes zoster and centipede bites.

Conclusion: Through the introduction of the above article, do we have a certain understanding of the relevant knowledge of iron brooms? Although iron brooms are not common, they have many uses. We can selectively use the methods introduced above according to our own needs, but we must understand the methods of use and not abuse them blindly.