Rabdosia rubescens is a perennial herb. After the first frost, it is covered with silvery white ice as thin as cicada wings, also known as ice flower, ice grass and ice grass. Rabdosia rubescens has the characteristics of extreme climate, low temperature resistance, drought resistance and few diseases, and the management method is very easy. Can be used for beautifying wasteland, soil solidification and environmental protection. It has a long flowering period and is an effective nectar source plant. Rabdosia rubescens is a green plant with comprehensive utilization and practical value. Rabdosia rubescens is not strict with soil layer, and it is planted in dry sandy or light clay which is not easy to store water.
Rabdosia rubescens has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving swelling and pain, invigorating stomach, promoting digestion, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. At present, the research, development and design of Rabdosia rubescens in China have made a good start, and products such as Rabdosia rubescens health tea, Rabdosia rubescens tablets and Rabdosia rubescens injection have been developed. With the strong market demand for pure natural botanical drugs and the deep development of Rabdosia rubescens in China, Rabdosia rubescens will bring good economic benefits to many growers.
Rabdosia rubescens has been an edible tea in Taihang Mountain area since ancient times. It is called "strange grass" because of its functions of clearing away heat and relieving pain.
The anti-tumor effect of Rabdosia rubescens is the key to prevent esophageal cancer in folklore. There are very few people suffering from this disease in the local area for a long time. In animal experiments, transplantable swollen cancers, such as Ehrlich's ascites carcinoma, advanced liver cancer, reticulocyte sarcoma, etc. , has an inhibitory effect; It can avoid the proliferation and canceration of rat esophageal epithelial cells caused by ammonium nitrite; Clinical trials have proved that Rabdosia rubescens has obvious inhibitory effect on a variety of gram-negative bacilli and streptococci, has a significant effect on relieving the symptoms of esophageal cancer, cardiac cancer, liver cancer and breast cancer, and has practical effects on stabilizing and shrinking tumor bodies and increasing the life span of patients.
Combined with radiotherapy, it can reduce the side effects of chemotherapy drugs and improve the curative effect, and also has a certain effect on moderate and severe hyperplasia of esophageal epithelial cells. It has special effects on acute bronchitis and subacute bacterial tonsillitis, and also has significant effects on chronic pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis.