Yashong has excellent oiliness and delicacy, which can carve very delicate texture. Therefore, many people collect Yashong as root art. Yashong is also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, distributed in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Hubei, Gansu and other places. Let's get to know Yashong together!
What is Yashong?
Xie Ye Jing Tian is an annual herbaceous plant, 5-30cm tall. The whole plant is hairless. Root-like. Stem solitary or clustered, branched or unbranched, with ribs on the stem, often with adventitious roots on the base nodes. Leaves 3-6 whorls, sessile or stalked; long elliptic spatulate or narrow inverted lanceolate, 8-20mm long, 2-7mm wide, slightly blunt or acute at the apex, gradually narrowing at the base, entire margin.
Inflorescences are conical or umbrella-shaped, with long branches, sparse flowers, slender flowers, 3-8mm long; sepals 5, narrow triangular to lanceolate, 2-1.5mm long, almost acute at the apex, petals 5, white, lanceolate-ovate, 2-3mm long, acute at the apex, free at the base; stamens 10, in 2 whorls, shorter than petals; scales 5, broadly spatulate, with notches at the apex; carpels 5, ellipsoidal, lower part connate, dorsal surface with slight warty protrusions.
Fruit of gourd, upper part obliquely spreading when ripe. Seeds ovate, brown, smooth, 0.4mm long. Flowering period is from May to July, fruiting period is from August to September.
Habitat division ecological environment: Growing on slopes or rock cliffs in valleys.
Resource distribution: Distributed in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and other places.
What are the differences between Yashong and Yacypress? Which one is more valuable?
Yashong and Yacypress both grow on cliffs. After millions of years of wind and rain, their epidermis and shape are very similar, making it difficult to distinguish between them. Let's take a look at the differences between Yashong and Yacypress.
The Efficacy and Function of Yashong
The efficacy of Yashong:
Taste sour, astringent; cold in nature. It enters the lung and large intestine meridians. Its functions are clearing heat and detoxification.
The functions of Yashong:
It is used for treating hot and toxic boils, erysipelas, orchitis, burns, damp sores, bacterial dysentery, and amoebic dysentery.
1. Treatment of pediatric erysipelas: Yashong 15g, honeysuckle, forsythia, dahurian angelica, dandelion, cortex moutan, red peony, and radix sophorae flavescentis, each 9g. Boil in water and take orally. ("Qinling Ba Mountains Natural Medicinal Plants Records")
2. Treatment of orchitis: Appropriate amount of Yashong. Mash it and apply externally. ("Qinling Ba Mountains Natural Medicinal Plants Records")
The Differences between Yashong and Yacypress
1. Taste
Yacypress generally has a certain degree of incense and a sweet taste. The incense is a kind of mild and rich oily fragrance. Some Yacypress has a sweet taste, and different Yacypress has different sweet tastes;
The sweet and elegant taste will produce a sense of elegance in addition to the sweetness, which is refreshing after smelling; the sweet taste is more intense, with a stable and thick fragrance, sweet and mellow.
Yashong actually has the taste of pine tree. This makes it easy to distinguish between Yacypress and Yashong.
2. Texture
The artistry of Yacypress lies not only in its taste, but also in its full and natural texture. The three-dimensional concave and convex surface is fully displayed, with a flowing and natural elegance. When touched with hands, it is smooth and smooth, without any roughness, only the magical workmanship of nature creates this magical Yacypress!
The textures of Yacypress include tumorous flower, bird's eye, flame pattern, water wave pattern, Bodhi cloud pattern, tiger skin pattern, etc. Each pattern has its own characteristics, which are very beautiful.
The texture of Yashong is not as rich as Yacypress. It is impossible for Yashong to have Bodhi cloud pattern, and its texture is not as fine as Yacypress.
3. Material quality
From the comparison of Yacypress and Yashong materials, Yacypress has a finer texture than Yashong, which is not as smooth as Yacypress, and even a bit rough.
In fact, it is relatively easy to distinguish between Yacypress and Yashong. Friends who are familiar with Yacypress can easily distinguish between Yacypress and Yashong by the feeling of the material.
Both Yacypress and Yashong take millions of years to mature and are very rare. This shows that they are both very valuable for collection, especially Yashong, which is rich in value and can also be used as traditional Chinese medicine.
