The efficacy and function of bamboo leaf vegetable

Do you know what bamboo leaf vegetable is? If you know, do you understand the effects and functions of bamboo leaf vegetable? As a traditional medicinal material, what regulatory effects does bamboo leaf vegetable have on our body? We will analyze them one by one for you below.

[Other names] Horse ear grass (Guizhou Folk Prescriptions Collection), bamboo vegetables, bamboo vegetables, bamboo bamboo vegetables (Fujian Folk Herbs), match head (Southern Jiangsu Seed Plants), thousand-day sun-dried grass, large-leaf orchid bamboo grass (Fujian Chinese Herbs).

[Source] The whole herb of the Commelinaceae plant, the Commelinaceae family .

[Original morphology] Creeping, perennial herbs, or the upper part of the stem is raised, more or less hairy, and roots are born at the nodes. The leaves are herbaceous; elliptical-ovate, 3-7 cm long, 1.5-4 cm wide, obtuse or mucronate at the apex, sharply contracted at the base to form a broad petiole, with sheaths and petioles covered with sparse long hairs. The spathe is opposite to the upper leaves, or in clusters of 2 to 4, with a very short petiole, funnel-shaped and flattened, about 8 to 14 mm long and wide, light green, and sparsely hairy; the flowers are blue, with several in each spathe; there are 3 sepals, membranous; there are 3 petals, 3 to 4 mm long. The capsule is membranous, 4 to 5 mm long, with 5 seeds and rough. Flowering period: summer and autumn.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in shady and wet places or under forests. Distributed in East China and areas south of the Yangtze River Basin.

[Properties and flavors] "Fujian Folk Herbs": "bitter, cold, non-toxic."

【Function】 "Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine": "clears away heat and detoxifies, promotes diuresis and reduces swelling."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 liang; or mash into juice. For external use: mash and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat urinary obstruction and painful urination: boil 1-2 taels of bamboo leaf vegetable with appropriate amount of water and drink it regularly instead of tea. (Fujian Folk Herbs)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Fujian Folk Herbs"

The above is a brief introduction to bamboo leaf vegetables. Through this we can understand that bamboo leaf vegetables contain a variety of nutrients, which are very effective in treating and preventing some diseases. In daily life, everyone can eat it under the guidance of relevant people.