Cattle felt

Cattle felt

(classified herbal medicine)

[source] it is the whole plant of the Cyperaceae.

[plant morphology] cattle felt

Annual herbs. The stolon is very fine. Culms tufted, very fine and dense, 2-12 cm high. Leaves scaly, sheathed, sheath reddish, membranous, tubular, 5-15 mm high. Spikelets ovate, 3 mm long, apex obtuse, lavender; flowers several; scales membranous, back pale green, both sides purple, one base oblong, apex obtuse, with 3 veins, the rest scales ovate, apex acute; stamen 3; stigma 3. Nutlets narrowly oblong, apically constricted, ca. 1. 8 mm long. The flowering and fruiting period is from April to November.

Born in the water, pond, distributed several times throughout the country.

[collection] 8 spoonfuls. Harvest the whole grass in October and dry it in the sun.

[nature and taste] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "it is warm in nature, pungent in taste and non-toxic. "

[function indications] it can treat exogenous wind and cold, body pain, cough, phlegm and asthma.

① Classified herbal medicine nature: "divergent wind cold. "

② "Forgetting Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine" and "dispersing wind and cold, eliminating chest and abdomen boredom. It can cure cold, cough, phlegm and asthma. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.3-1 Liang.

[selected formula] it has been treating Chen Han for a long time and is full of pain: cattle felt and iron fence root. Take it three times with water (add a little dry wine). (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)