Throat grass, a type of Chinese herbal medicine, is used to treat throat diseases such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and oral inflammation. In addition, throat grass can also be used for ornamental purposes and has detoxifying effects!
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[Detoxifying Effects of Throat Grass]
Throat grass also has detoxifying effects and is commonly used in folk medicine to treat snake bites. Applying fresh fruit juice to the eyes can treat eye inflammation and remove eye opacity. It also has certain therapeutic effects on migraine and toothache.
Throat grass has the functions of clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. It is effective in treating diseases such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis, oral inflammation, acute conjunctivitis, and bruises.
[Botanical Characteristics of Throat Grass]
Throat grass is an annual herbaceous plant, 8-15 centimeters tall, covered with white fine hairs.
The leaves grow in clusters from the roots, forming a lotus-like arrangement on the ground, with slender stalks;
The leaf blades are nearly circular, about 15 millimeters in diameter, with a slightly heart-shaped base and rounded toothed edges. The upper surface is green, sometimes with purple-red patches.
The flower stems emerge from the leaf clusters, with 3-7 branches and 5-7 umbel-like inflorescences at the top;
The calyx is green, deeply divided into 5 lobes, with ovate shape and persistent; the corolla is white, with the lower part fused into a short tubular shape and the upper part divided into 5 lobes that spread outward; there are 5 stamens; the ovary is spherical with inconspicuous stigma.
The capsule is spherical, 2-3 millimeters in diameter, and splits into 5 segments when ripe. The seeds are numerous, small, and brown. The flowering period is in April and the fruiting period is in May.
[Selected Medicinal Recipes of Throat Grass]
① Treatment for sore throat, oral ulcers: Fine powder of throat grass blown onto the affected area.
② Treatment for bruises or long periods of sitting causing lower back pain: One liang of throat grass, five qian of Xiantao grass, one qian of Luan Tou Fa. Soak in half a jin of alcohol. Take twice a day, with each dose not exceeding one liang.
③ Treatment for hemoptysis: Three qian of throat grass. Grind into powder and swallow with alcohol.
④ Treatment for cloudy urine: One liang of throat grass, one liang of bitter bamboo, one liang of white sugar. Add three small bowls of water, boil for two bowls of soup, divide into three doses and take. (The first recipe is from "Guizhou Folk Medicinal Herbs")
⑤ Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis: Five qian of throat grass. Boil in water and take orally. ("Guizhou Herbs")
⑥ Treatment for unilateral headaches, toothaches, and red eyes caused by wind and heat: Three qian to one liang of Dian Di Mei. Boil and take orally. ("Shanghai Commonly Used Chinese Herbs")
⑦ Treatment for asthma: Fresh Tianxing grass, two to four liang. Boil in water and take orally. ("Yunnan Chinese Herbs")
