What are the medicinal values of throat grass that is common in rural areas?

This kind of "plum blossom" grows on the ground, has no leaves and no stems, is called "throat grass", and is the most proud and unyielding flower in the cold and snowy world? Plum blossoms, of course. From ancient times to the present, plum blossoms have been praised as a proud bone.

Not only is the harsher the environment, the more resilient and unyielding, but it also emits a burst of fragrance to declare that the wonderful life will not be weakened by external obstacles. The flower we're going to talk about today also has the word plum in its name, but it blooms on the ground. However, this does not affect its understanding of "plum" like a confidant, and even its existence as "plum blossom on the ground".

It has a figurative name, called Diandimei. It has a wide distribution range. It is because of its extreme tolerance for the environment.

Basically, whether it is wet, arid, cold, or barren, as long as there is an environment where plants can survive, it seems that you can find some plums. Although it is very small and easy to ignore, it does not hinder the greatness of its life in the slightest, its fearlessness in survival.

Not only in character and plum blossoms have the same character, in appearance also seems to be a miniature version of the plum blossoms, the flowering period of the plum blossom in the 1-4 months, which in the middle of the flowering period, the flowers will turn from white to pink, if you pick a plant and put it together with the plum blossom, it is simply a long-lost biological sister. In the past, people didn't know much about Diandimei, but they only felt that it was a wild flower and weed, and with people's understanding of Diandimei, this kind of wandering "traveler" also had a fixed place. More and more people are taking the plum as a potted plant, and it is also very beautiful at home.

If that's all you know about Diandi plum, you're really underestimating this little flower. Diandi plum also has a very important medicinal value. In the past, the medical facilities of people in many mountainous areas were very inadequate, and some diseases could only rely on some home remedies.

Diandimei was such an existence at that time. When people have an upset throat, they will put Diandimei into medicine, which can not only relieve the symptoms, but also has no ***, so Diandimei also has a nickname at that time, called throat grass.

In fact, as early as ancient times, people had a record of the medicinal value of Diandi plum. Didian plum has a very effective effect on tonsil inflammation, sore throat and other throat diseases. And the whole plant of Diandimei can be used in medicine, don't look at a small plant, but it is very valuable and meaningful.

If you see a dipplum in the wild, don't take it directly. Although Diandimei is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, because each person's own situation is different, it needs to be diagnosed by a doctor before it can be used accordingly.

Dispel wind, clear heat, reduce swelling and detoxify. Treatment of sore throat, aphthous ulcers, red eyes, migraine, toothache, rheumatism, asthma, drenching, turbidity, collapse, band, boils, bruises, burns.

Throat grass is a herbaceous plant, the life span is only one year, its stem can grow to a height of 30 cm, the shape is cylindrical, the leaves grow from the base, showing an inverted lanceolate, and the throat grass has a strong adaptability to the environment, the altitude is 400 meters to 4500 meters above sea level can grow.

Throat grass is an annual herbaceous plant, the plant height is between 15 cm and 30 cm, the rhizome is cylindrical, more branched, the basal leaves are inverted-lanceolate, the length is about 8 cm, and the flowers of the throat grass are yellow, the petals are obovate, and the fruit is long cylindrical, between 4-6 cm in length.

Throat grass has strong adaptability to the environment, mostly grows in slopes, grasslands, sandy lands, river beaches, and meadows at an altitude of 400 meters to 4500 meters, and the plants have low demand for light, and like semi-shaded growth environment, but do not tolerate waterlogging, and long-term rain will have poor growth.

In the process of cultivating throat grass, it should be placed in an environment with sufficient astigmatism, so that the plant can photosynthesize, keep the branches and leaves green, and the throat grass likes water, and it should be watered once a week during breeding to keep the soil moist, but in rainy weather, it is necessary to build a rain shelter for the throat grass to avoid soil water accumulation affecting the growth of plants.

This is Elephantopus scaber LAsteraceae, a genus of gall grass, is an erect herb, born in meadows, with 2-branched stems, sometimes with white coarse hairs on the whole plant.

The other name of the gallbladder grass is also called bitter gallbladder, efficacy and function: cool blood, clear heat, improve water, detoxification. Treatment of epistaxis, jaundice, gonorrhea, athlete's foot, edema, carbuncles, boils, snake bites.

Boiling soup and drinking it has a little effect on laryngitis, but it is not very symptomatic.