Chinese medicine believes that Wolfberry grass has the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, nourishing yin, and stopping sweating. It is used for colds, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, enteritis, hepatitis, urinary tract infections, night sweats in tuberculosis, and amenorrhea. It can also be used externally to treat boils, swelling, eczema, and psoriasis. Below, let's take a look at the pictures of Wolfberry grass and its original plant morphology.
【The original plant morphology of Wolfberry grass】
Wolfberry grass is an annual herb. The stem is erect, 30-80 cm tall, and sometimes up to 90 cm; branching from the base, without hair.
The leaves are opposite, the upper leaves of the stem are small, sometimes undivided, and the middle and lower leaves are pinnately or deeply divided; the lobes are 3-5, ovate-lanceolate to narrow-lanceolate;
Rarely near ovate, wedge-shaped at the base, rarely near circular, pointed or gradually pointed at the apex, with irregular large serrations on the margin, and the upper lobes are usually larger than the lower ones; the petiole has wings.
The head-like inflorescence is terminal, spherical or flattened spherical; the bracts are in two rows, the inner row is lanceolate, membranous, and about the same length as the head-like inflorescence;
The outer row is lanceolate or inverted lanceolate, longer than the head-like inflorescence, leaf-like; the flowers of Wolfberry grass are all tubular and yellow; the stigma is 2-lobed.
The fruit of Wolfberry grass is flat, oblong-ovate or inverted ovate-wedge-shaped, 4.5-9 mm long, and about 1.5-2.2 mm in diameter, with inverted small spines on the edges;
There is a longitudinal rib in the center of both sides, and there is an upward spine on the upper end of each side, with fine reverse spines on the spine. Flowering period is from August to September. Fruiting period is October.
【Compound of Wolfberry grass】
①Treatment of bronchitis, tuberculosis: Fresh Wolfberry grass 1 liang. Decoction and take orally. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)
②Treatment of diphtheria, pharyngitis, tonsillitis: Fresh Wolfberry grass 3-4 liang, plus 6 fresh olives, or 5 qian of fresh Malan roots. Decoction and take orally. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)
③Treatment of sore throat: Fresh Wolfberry grass 5 qian to 1 liang. Stew with rock sugar and take orally. (Mingdong Herbal Medicine)
④Treatment of bloody dysentery: 2 jin of Wolfberry grass, grind and squeeze out 1 small liter of juice, add half a chicken egg white, mix well, and take it on an empty stomach. If fresh is not available, collect the seedlings and dry them in the shade, grind them into powder, and take 1 fen spoon with honey water. (Illustrated Classic of Materia Medica)
⑤Treatment of eczema: Crush fresh Wolfberry grass leaves and apply the juice. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)
⑥Treatment of ringworm: Grind Wolfberry grass leaves into powder, mix with vinegar, and apply. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)
Wolfberry grass and its related plant, Trigonella rhombifolia, are both called "douzhaocao" in Sichuan, and they are used equally. Trigonella rhombifolia is the main variety of the herbal medicine "jin zhan yin pan" in Guangdong and Guangxi, as mentioned in the "jin zhan yin pan" article.
【Pictures of Wolfberry grass】
Picture of Wolfberry grass
Picture of Wolfberry grass
