Baogai grass is often used in gardens for flower beds and undergrowth. It not only has ornamental value but also has good medicinal value. The entire plant can be used as medicine. What are the growth habits and varieties of Baogai grass?
Chemical Composition of Baogai Grass
The leaves contain glucosides of benzaldehyde: sesamin glucoside, desacetyl sesamin glucoside, new sesamin glucoside, and desoxy sesamin glucoside.
The content of new sesamin glucoside in fresh leaves is about 0.02%.
Medicinal Value of Baogai Grass
Taste: pungent, bitter, neutral.
Main functions: clearing heat and dampness, promoting blood circulation and dispersing wind, reducing swelling and detoxifying.
It is used for jaundice hepatitis, lymph node tuberculosis, hypertension, facial nerve paralysis, and hemiplegia. It can also be used externally to treat bruises, fractures, and yellow sores.
Growth Habits of Baogai Grass
Baogai grass prefers a damp and warm climate.
It often grows on roadsides and wastelands. It can be found along roadsides, forest edges, marshy grasslands, and near houses. It can also be a weed in fields and can grow at altitudes of up to 4000 meters.
Baogai grass is distributed in Northeast China, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, and Tibet.
Varieties of Baogai Grass
- Large-fruited climbing fig
- Climbing fig
- Varieties of tail-tip climbing fig
- Varieties of long-stem climbing fig
- Varieties of stemless climbing fig
- Varieties of white-backed climbing fig
- Varieties of creeping fig
- Varieties of sparse-veined climbing fig
