Using Seaside Golden Sand Grass to Treat Burns: Methods and Benefits

February 7, 2024

  The traditional Chinese medicine Seaside Golden Sand Grass refers to the above-ground parts of the plant Seaside Golden Sand Grass of the family Seaside Golden Sand Grass. It is commonly used to clear heat, detoxify, promote diuresis, and relieve stranguria. So, what are the methods of using Seaside Golden Sand Grass to treat burns?
 


Image of Seaside Golden Sand Grass

  【Methods of using Seaside Golden Sand Grass to treat burns】

  For burns caused by fire: Crush fresh leaves of Seaside Golden Sand Grass and apply them externally to the burned area.

  Properties and tastes: Sweet, cold.

  Effects: Clears heat, detoxifies, promotes diuresis.

  Main uses: Treats urinary tract infections, urinary tract stones, turbid urine, leukorrhea, hepatitis, nephritis edema, sore throat, mumps, enteritis, dysentery, eczema, and herpes zoster.

  【Chemical components of Seaside Golden Sand Grass】

  The leaves contain diacylglyceryltrimethylhomoserine (DGTS).

  The effective components of the vine leaves include trans-p-coumaric acid and caffeic acid.

  【Identification of the characteristics of Seaside Golden Sand Grass】

  The entire plant of Seaside Golden Sand Grass is mostly creeping. The stems are slender, twisted and twisted, reaching a length of more than 1 meter. The stems are straw-colored. It branches out in various lengths.

  The leaves are opposite on short branches, with two types, and the grass is wrinkled and shriveled.

  The nutrition leaf tip is triangular, twice pinnate; the first pinnule is 2-4 pairs, opposite, ovate, 4-8 cm long and 3-6 cm wide;

  The second pinnule is 2-3 pairs, ovate-triangular, palmately 3-lobed, with short and wide lobes, the top lobe is 2-3 cm long and 6-8 mm wide, and the edge has irregular shallow rounded teeth; the sporophyll is ovate-triangular, with similar length and width, 10-20 cm;

  The first pinnule is 4-5 pairs, opposite, lanceolate, 5-10 cm long and 4-6 cm wide; the second pinnule is 3-4 pairs, ovate-triangular. The lower edge of the pinnule has tassel-like sporangium clusters, which are dark brown.

  The body is light and brittle, easy to break. It has a weak aroma and a mild taste.

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