Blood Grass refers to the whole grass or root bark of the honeysuckle family plant Blood Grass. It is distributed in Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, and other places. It has the effects of dispelling wind and activating blood. It has good therapeutic effects on fractures, sequelae of infantile paralysis, etc. How to select high-quality Blood Grass?
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Effects of Blood Grass
Dispels wind, promotes diuresis, eliminates stasis, and opens collaterals. It is used to treat acute and chronic nephritis, rheumatic pain, wind rash itching, sequelae of infantile paralysis, sprains, and fractures.
① "Yunnan Traditional Chinese Medicine": "Dispels wind and activates collaterals, eliminates stasis and stops itching."
② "Commonly Used Tibetan Medicinal Plants": "Promotes blood circulation, eliminates stasis, strengthens tendons and bones, dispels wind and dampness, promotes diuresis, and reduces swelling. Used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, chronic lumbago and leg pain, sprains, hematomas, and edema."
③ "Commonly Used Folk Herbs in Kunming": "Dispels wind and dampness, nourishes blood, promotes blood circulation, and promotes diuresis."
Treatment Formulas of Blood Grass
① Treatment for Acute and Chronic Nephritis
Blood Grass 5 grams, Hovenia dulcis root 30 grams, Cortex Dictamni 12 grams. Decoction and take orally. (From "Selected Compilation of Internal Medicine")
② Treatment for Rheumatic Pain, Wind Rash
Take an appropriate amount of Blood Grass. Decoction and use the decoction to wash the affected area.
③ Treatment for Infantile Paralysis, Injuries from Falls
First, use a plum blossom needle to puncture the affected area, then crush a suitable amount of fresh Blood Grass stems and leaves, fry with wine, and wrap it externally.
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④ Treatment for Fractures
Take an appropriate amount of fresh Blood Grass, mash it, and apply it with wine or boiled water.
⑤ Treatment for Edema
Take 9-15 grams of tender Blood Grass leaves and root bark, cook with tofu. (The following formula is from "Yunnan Traditional Chinese Medicine")
⑥ Treatment for Hematochezia, Prolapse of the Rectum
Take Blood Grass, Dioscorea opposita root, and Iris tectorum root, cook with pork and eat. (From "Commonly Used Folk Herbs in Kunming")
How to Select High-Quality Blood Grass
1. Look at the appearance
The stem of this product is cylindrical, with a diameter of 0.3-2.5cm. The surface is grayish-green to dark brown, with multiple longitudinal ridges. The ridges are covered with yellow-brown to rusty short hairs. The pith is wide and white, loose and sponge-like, slightly shiny, with scattered brownish-red spots, more on the outer side of the pith.
The pinnately compound leaves are opposite, and the leaflets are often wrinkled and broken. The small leaflets are lanceolate in shape and unfold to be 5-15cm long and 2-4cm wide. They are greenish-brown to dark green, with short stalks and covered with short hairs. The edges are serrated.
Occasionally, there are conical inflorescences at the top, with small, light yellow, or white flowers.
2. Smell the aroma
Blood Grass has a slightly fragrant smell.
3. Taste
It tastes relatively light and slightly astringent.
