Baogai Grass is a biennial herbaceous flower that usually blooms in spring. Baogai Grass can purify the air and has good medicinal value.
What does Baogai Grass look like?
Baogai Grass has round leaves that look like overturned lids, which may be the source of its name.
The leaves of Baogai Grass overlap layer by layer, resembling the lotus seat of the Buddha, hence it is also known as the "Seat of Buddha" in Japan.
Baogai Grass is widely distributed in China, from north to south, from low to high altitudes.
Baogai Grass is so beautiful that it is unjustly treated as a roadside weed.
Medicinal value of Baogai Grass
Taste: pungent, bitter, neutral.
Main functions: clearing heat and dampness, activating blood circulation and dispersing wind, reducing swelling and detoxification.
It is used for jaundice hepatitis, lymph node tuberculosis, hypertension, facial paralysis, hemiplegia; externally used for treating bruises, fractures, and impetigo.
Chemical composition: the leaves contain cyclic ant aldehyde glycosides: wild sesame glycoside, deacetylated wild sesame glycoside, wild sesame new glycoside, and dehydroxy wild sesame new glycoside.
The content of wild sesame new glycoside in fresh leaves is about 0.02%.
