Although the rhizome of imperata rhizome is like a small bamboo, it is actually a real "grass root". Because the thatch has white flowers and the rhizome of imperata rhizome is white to milky white, it is named as the rhizome of imperata rhizome. In the past, I often went up the mountain to collect herbs. My favorite thing is to dig out the roots and cogongrass rhizome and eat them. They are sweet and can secrete saliva to quench their thirst.
White grass grows all over the country and can be seen on roadsides, hillsides, grasslands and fields. In the era of lack of materials, white thatch is simply a treasure. With a little winding, it can be made into thatched ropes, baskets and other daily necessities after simple processing, and even a bundle of thatched roofs can be used to build thatched huts. But in the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine, the favorite is grass roots and grass flowers.
Grass roots have a long history of being used as medicine, which was recorded as early as Shennong Herbal Classic. Cogongrass rhizome tastes sweet and cold, and we know that sweetness can nourish and cold can clear away heat, so cogongrass rhizome can clear away heat and nourish yin, promote fluid production to quench thirst, clear heart and diuresis, cool blood and stop bleeding. Therefore, it can be widely used for fever, polydipsia, sore throat, limb edema, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematuria, shortness of breath, astringent pain, jaundice, stomach heat vomiting, metrorrhagia and so on.
Cogongrass rhizome is sweet and cold, and sweet and nourishing. Therefore, it is recorded in Shennong Herbal Classic that it can "treat fatigue and injury, replenish middle energizer, remove blood stasis, close cold and heat, and facilitate urination". It can be seen that cogongrass rhizome, like the bamboo leaves introduced two days ago, is beneficial to water without hurting righteousness. Therefore, it can be used as a dietary material for long-term drinking.
Rhizoma Imperatae is good at diuresis and detumescence, and is often used with Rhizoma Phragmitis. It can be used for edema of limbs, dysuria, hematuria and dysuria.
Imperata rhizome is good at stopping bleeding and can be used for bleeding in various parts, such as nosebleed, stomach bleeding and bleeding. Can be used with Cirsium japonicum, Blood Sorrow, Euphorbia humifusa, etc. In addition, the flowers of white grass also have a good hemostatic effect and can be used together.
Cogongrass rhizome is mild in nature and taste, clearing away heat without hurting yang, benefiting water and nourishing body fluid, with light sweetness and good palatability, and is suitable for dietotherapy.
In Guangdong, Maogen bamboo cane water is a classic Guangdong herbal tea variety, which has the effects of nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, moistening dryness and relieving cough, and clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. And sweeping away everyone's impression that herbal tea is dark and bitter, it actually tastes sweeter. Whether in summer or dry autumn, Maogen's bamboo cane water can always come in handy.
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