Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wild sorghum has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dispersing stasis, dispelling wind and dampness, and relieving pain. It is often used to treat rheumatism, injuries, stomach pain, and skin diseases. Now let's learn about the wild sorghum pictures and its botanical morphology.
【Botanical Morphology of Wild Sorghum】
Wild sorghum is a perennial herb, 0.6-2.5 meters tall. It blooms and bears fruit from July to November. It has a mild aroma and a pungent, astringent taste.
Wild sorghum grows in valleys, along the edge of forests, or in damp places at an altitude of 900-3200m. It is distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet, and other places.
The rhizome of wild sorghum is cylindrical, slightly curved, about 11cm long and about 2cm in diameter. The surface is dark brown, with numerous wart-like protrusions at the base, and numerous root marks and residual fine roots can be seen;
The upper stem base is densely covered with brown scales and long soft hairs. It is hard and not easy to break, with a powdery texture and a reddish-brown color. The whole plant of wild sorghum is wrinkled. The stem is thick and flattened, brownish to dark brown in color, with brown glandular hairs on the surface.
The pinnately compound leaves are often fragmented, and the intact leaflets are ovate or rhomboid-elliptic in shape, brownish, with serrated edges; both the leaflet stalks and the leaf axis are covered with brown long hairs.
The inflorescence is a conical panicle, and both the inflorescence axis and the pedicel are covered with brown curled glandular hairs. The calyx of wild sorghum has 4-5 ovate, membranous, and brittle sepals; it has no petals. It has a mild aroma and a pungent, astringent taste.
【Identification of Wild Sorghum】
Because wild sorghum and Red Euphorbia both belong to the same genus and have the effects of promoting qi circulation, relieving pain, and promoting blood circulation, they are often compared by people.
1. Wild Sorghum
The rhizome of wild sorghum is cylindrical, slightly curved, about 11cm long and about 2cm in diameter.
The surface is dark brown, with numerous wart-like protrusions at the base, and numerous root marks and residual fine roots can be seen; the upper stem base is densely covered with brown scales and long soft hairs.
It is hard and not easy to break, with a powdery texture and a reddish-brown color. It has a mild aroma and a pungent, astringent taste.
The whole plant of wild sorghum is wrinkled. The stem is thick and flattened, brownish to dark brown in color, with brown glandular hairs, and no petals. It has a mild aroma and a pungent, astringent taste.
2. Red Euphorbia
The rhizome of red euphorbia is irregularly elongated, about 7cm long and 0.5-1cm in diameter.
The surface is brown, uneven, with numerous root marks, and sometimes scale-like bracts can be seen.
The residual stem base has brownish-yellow long hairs. It is hard and not easy to break, with a powdery texture, yellowish-white, slightly reddish or reddish-brown in color.
It has a mild aroma and a bitter, pungent taste. The larger, harder, and white or slightly reddish specimens are preferred.
【Wild Sorghum Pictures】
Wild Sorghum Pictures
Wild Sorghum Pictures
