This plant grows in sparse forests on hillsides or on relatively empty land near small villages. It likes warm climate, so if it is to be cultivated in the cold north, it needs to pay special attention to the cold and warmth in winter, otherwise it will not survive easily. As for the requirements for soil, it grows well in sandy soil, but it is not suitable for clay cultivation.
Distribution area of Hedyotis diffusa
Crocodile grass is mainly distributed in Shandong, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian, Hunan and other places.
Efficacy and function of Hedyotis diffusa
1, pharmacologically speaking,
It can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, induce diuresis, relieve stranguria, clear away heat and relieve exterior syndrome, and has a very good effect on women with irregular menstruation or dysmenorrhea. In addition, it can also treat traumatic injury, rheumatic joint pain, exogenous fever, malaria, sore throat or furuncle and carbuncle with obvious effect. But also can cure gonorrhea, which is good for edema and damp-heat leucorrhea.
2. From the effect of dietotherapy.
It is a good material for keeping healthy stew, because it has the function of nourishing yin and clearing away heat, so if we eat it often, it will be good for our health. However, it should be noted that weeding is good, but it is not suitable for pregnant women. It will do harm to pregnant women and fetuses, so pregnant women should strictly use it.
Nutritional value of Hedyotis diffusa
Ecdysterone is contained in seeds, roots, stems and leaves of Hedyotis diffusa, among which the content in seeds is the highest. Crocodile saponin A and Crocodile saponin B were also isolated from seeds. In the immature fruit, there are three parts: crocodile saponin C and crocodile saponin D. The seeds contain protein, ether extract, hydrocarbons, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron and amino acids, and the branches contain 36,47-dihydroxypentadecane -4- one and tridecanol. It also contains rhynchophylline.
Edible method of Hedyotis diffusa
What we often do is to use it to make soup. Here is the method of stewing lean meat with Dendrobium candidum:
Materials: Hedyotis diffusa10g, Dendrobium 5 g, lean meat150g, and ginger slices. (1 person's weight)
Efficacy: sweet and cool, with the functions of detoxification, clearing away heat, promoting diuresis and promoting blood circulation; Dendrobium is sweet and flat, nourishing stomach yin, promoting fluid production and eliminating deficiency heat; Lean pork nourishes yin and clears heat.
Practice: Wash the lean meat, then put it in a stew pot with 300ml of water and stew for 2 hours.
Suitable for eating people: cold and fever, sore throat, dysentery, edema. , beriberi, five upset, dry mouth and throat.
Compatibility of Hedyotis diffusa
1. Treatment of blood stasis amenorrhea: 30-60g of Hedyotis diffusa and 30g of fresh verbena herb. Clothes fried in water and mixed with wine. (Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)
2, cure muscle contraction pain: the rag is sticky and fresh, with a hairy ball. Fumigating and washing decoction, daily 1 time, can be washed frequently. (Fujian folk herbs)
3, cure male and female stranguria, urine impassability: use Achyranthes bidentata leaves to fry with wine several times, especially blood stranguria. (Records of Lingnan Herbs Collection)
4, cure _ nest abscess: tiger penis fresh whole grass 60g. Wine stew; Mash the slag and apply it to the affected area. (Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)
5, treatment of chilblain: fresh grass 60g, ginger 30g. Decoct in water and wash outside, both before and after collapse. (Selected Works of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Fujian)