The efficacy and function of Shilongchu

As people's living standards continue to improve, health and longevity are gradually valued by us, so nowadays health-preserving diet therapy methods are very popular, the trend of traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular, and Chinese medicine has once again occupied people's vision. Today we will talk about the Chinese medicine Shilongchu.

[Other names] Dragon's beard, grass knotweed, dragon bead (Ben Jing), dragon ji, dragon hairpin, dragon wood, grass poison, dragon flower, Xuantu (Wu Pu's Materia Medica), dragon beard grass, Jinyun grass (Cui Bao's Annotations to Ancient and Modern Times), Longxiu (Guo Pu's Annotations to Shan Hai Jing), Xuanguan, Fangbin (Bie Lu), mat grass (Ben Jing Fengyuan), grass dragon ji (Wang Lianshi's Book of Collecting Medicinal Herbs), bearded grass, wild mat grass (Zhejiang Folk Herbs).

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Juncaceae plant. Collected in summer and autumn, sun-dried or used fresh.

[Original form] Perennial herb, more than 1 meter tall, with horizontal rhizomes. The stem is cylindrical and slender, with dark brown scaly leaves at the bottom, and the cymes grow laterally on one side of the stem. It is composed of many small flowers, which are light green and have short petioles; there are 6 perianths arranged in 2 whorls; there are 6 stamens; the ovary is superior, the style is short, and there are 3 stigmas. Capsule containing many seeds. Flowering period is summer.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in paddy fields and humid areas. Distributed in Guangxi, Zhejiang and other places.

[Chemical composition] Skink contains 7.14% water, 2.63% wax and fat, 1.52% pectin, 13.54% hemicellulose, 17% lignin, 52.18% cellulose, 1% ash and 13.4% pentosan.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cool.

[Meridian] Depei Materia Medica: "It enters the Shaoyin and Taiyin meridians of the hand."

【Functions and indications】Diuretic and relieving stranguria. Treat gonorrhea and difficulty urinating.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian; or burn and grind into powder.

[Additional prescription] ① For treating stranguria: 3 qian each of Huxucao and Akebia, 2 qian each of Plantago and Licorice. Decoction.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From 1. Ben Jing.

Through the detailed introduction to the effects of stone grass in this article, we can understand the major effects of stone grass. These effects are indeed a good way to regulate the body for people with poor physical constitution and low resistance. Everyone can try it.