Pulmonary Heart Grass, also known as Plum Blossom Grass or White Side Ear, is the whole plant of the plant Paronychia pulvinata, belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. Pulmonary Heart Grass is distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Shanxi, Henan, and other regions in China. How can Pulmonary Heart Grass be eaten for maximum effectiveness?
1. Pulmonary Heart Grass can be stewed with meat to clear lung heat. It can be combined with ingredients such as pear, black fungus, soy milk, honey, and carrot. Clear Lung Pear: it can moisten the throat, relieve thirst, and clear heat and cough, among other benefits.
One method is to hollow out the inside of the pear and fill it with ingredients such as Fritillaria cirrhosa, rock sugar, and honey, then cook it. Another method is to cut the pear into pieces with the skin on, put it in a bowl and steam it. It is best to add rock sugar to the bowl, and after it is cooked, mix in some honey. It is most effective to eat it while it is still hot.
2. Pulmonary Heart Grass can be taken together with jujube to stop coughing. Remember to drink plenty of water. You can also consume Fritillaria cirrhosa or cough medicine.
Pulmonary Heart Grass stewed with chicken is nutritious during pregnancy. It is recommended to eat more vegetables and fruits. Herb of Moneywort can be used together with Pulmonary Heart Grass to clear heat and detoxify the body. Avoid eating spicy food and do not use it together with heart disease.
Pulmonary Heart Grass is a perennial herbaceous plant, growing 10 to 45 centimeters tall. The basal leaves are thick and papery, kidney-shaped or heart-shaped, measuring 2.5 to 6 centimeters in length. The leaf stalk can reach up to 16 centimeters long. The stem has one leaf, which is round, heart-shaped at the base, and clasping the stem, with entire margins. The flowers are white and solitary at the tip of the stem. The calyx has 5 ovate or broadly ovate sepals, with blunt rounded tips.
The petals are 5 in number, spoon-shaped, inverted-ovate, or inverted-lanceolate, measuring up to 2.5 centimeters in length, with entire margins. Sometimes, the lower or basal part may have sparse ciliate-like lobes. There are 5 stamens, alternate with the petals, and the anther has a brownish connective protruding above the stamen, forming a diamond-shaped projection. Some of the stamens between the fertile stamens are degenerate and deeply divided above the middle.
The ovary is superior, with 3 fused carpels, and the stigma is slightly longer than the ovary, with a 3-lobed style. The fruit is elliptical. The flowering and fruiting period is from June to September.
