Throat grass can be used to treat tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and oral inflammation. It is harvested and dried before Qingming. Do you know the medicinal formula of throat grass?
Image of Throat Grass
【Botanical Characteristics of Throat Grass】
Throat grass is an annual herbaceous plant, 8-15 centimeters tall, with white fine hairs covering the entire body.
The leaves grow in clusters from the base, resembling a lotus seat, with slender petioles;
The leaf blades are nearly circular, about 15 millimeters in diameter, slightly heart-shaped at the base, with rounded teeth along the edges, green on the upper surface, and sometimes partially purple-red.
The flower stems arise from the leaf clusters, 3-7 branches, with 5-7 umbels at the top, arranged in an umbel-like inflorescence;
The calyx is green, deeply divided into 5 lobes, ovoid, persistent; the corolla is white, the lower part fused into a short tube, the upper part 5-lobed and spreading outward; 5 stamens; the ovary is spherical, with an inconspicuous stigma.
The capsule is spherical, 2-3 millimeters in diameter, and splits into 5 valves when mature. The seeds are numerous, small, and brown. The flowering period is in April, and the fruiting period is in May.
【Medicinal Formula of Throat Grass】
①For treating sore throat and oral ulcers: Grind Fodingzhu into fine powder and blow it onto the affected area.
②For treating bruises or prolonged sitting-related lower back pain: One liang of throat grass, five qian of Xiantao grass, and one qian of Luan Tou Fa. Soak in half a jin of liquor. Take twice a day, with each dose not exceeding one liang.
③For treating hemoptysis: Three qian of Fodingzhu. Grind it into powder and swallow with wine.
④For treating leukorrhea with white turbidity: One liang of Fodingzhu, one liang of bitter bamboo, and one liang of white sugar. Add three small bowls of water and boil for two bowls of soup. Divide into three doses and take each dose three times. (The first formula is from "Guizhou Folk Medicinal Herbs")
⑤For treating rheumatoid arthritis: Five qian of Fodingzhu. Decoct in water and take orally. ("Guizhou Medicinal Herbs")
⑥For treating one-sided headaches, toothache, and red eyes caused by wind-heat: Three qian to one liang of Dian Dimei. Decoct and take orally. ("Commonly Used Chinese Medicinal Herbs in Shanghai")
⑦For treating asthma: Fresh Tianxingcao, up to two liang. Decoct in water and take orally. ("Yunnan Chinese Medicinal Herbs")
