The efficacy and effects of sweet grass

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, sweetgrass is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about sweetgrass, let’s take a detailed look at it below.

[Other names] Wild licorice, mountain licorice

[Source] It is the whole herb of Guangzhou ear grass, a plant of the Rubiaceae family. Harvested in summer.

[Original morphology] Annual herb, erect, bare, 30-50 cm tall, woody base. Branches cylindrical or with indistinct corners. The leaves are leathery and opposite; the leaf blades are oblong-lanceolate or ovate-elliptic, 4 to 7 cm long and 1 to 3 cm wide; the petioles are short with triangular stipules at the base. The flowers are small, white, with short petioles, and dense corymbs; the calyx is 2-3 mm long, with triangular lobes; the corolla is 5-6 mm long, with a narrow tube, slightly enlarged throat, and ovate-lanceolate lobes, approximately as long as the tube. Capsule small, nearly spherical, dehiscent.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on sunny hillsides and wastelands. Distributed in Guangdong, Jiangxi and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Neutral in nature, sweet in taste.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies.

[Additional prescription] ① For the treatment of icteric hepatitis: 2 liang each of Guangzhou ear grass, orchid grass, tiger thorn root, and pig liver. Stew in water and drink the soup while eating the liver.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above is an introduction to the effects and functions of sweetgrass. If you want to eat sweetgrass, it is best to consult a Chinese medicine practitioner. I hope this helps you all.