The efficacy and function of iron whip grass

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. So do you know about the medicinal herb Iron Whip Grass?

[Other names] Rice soup grass (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine), Shigaobei (Zhejiang Chinese Medicine Resources List).

[Source] It is the whole herb or root of Lespedeza multiflora, a plant of the Leguminosae family. Harvested from June to October.

[Original form] Small shrub. The stem is often branched near the base, the branches are slender and weak, with drooping tips and stripes. The leaves are trifoliate, with small and thin leaflets, obovate or narrowly obovate, 6-25 mm long, 3-16 mm wide, truncate at the apex, slightly emarginate, and with sharp spines. They are hairy when first born, especially the lower surface is densely covered with white hairs. The racemes are axillary, with short petioles and relatively thick peduncles; the bracteoles are ovate and acute; the calyx is 5-lobed, with lobes lanceolate; the corolla is butterfly-shaped, pink to purple, the standard petal is obovate, shorter than the keel petal; there are 10 stamens, 2 in number; there is 1 pistil, and the style is slender. The pods are oval, 4 mm long and hairy. Flowering period is September.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in jungles on hillsides. Distributed in various provinces in Northeast China, south to the Yangtze River Basin and even to various places in Southwest China.

[Nature and flavor] "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Root: astringent, cool in nature."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource Catalogue": "Treating malaria."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2 to 3 qian.

[Additional prescription] For the treatment of malnutrition: 50 cents of iron whip grass root, 50 cents of wild cotton, and 3 boiled eggs in water. After the eggs are cooked, break the shells and continue to boil until the eggs turn black. Eat eggs and drink soup, one dose per day. (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine

Although iron whip grass has many magical effects, it cannot be eaten casually. We need to use the medicine according to the user's own situation. I hope everyone will not take it indiscriminately to avoid unnecessary consequences.