Sanlengcao

Sanlengcao

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[alias] sanluncao, jiangucao and sifangcao (classified herbal medicine).

[source] it is the whole grass or the whole grass with roots of Cyperaceae.

[plant morphology] Cyperus fragrans

Annual herbs. The culms are tufted, 8-85 cm high, flat and triangular. Leaf blade long linear, shorter than culm, 3-5 mm wide, leaf sheath reddish brown. There are 3-5 leaflike bracts, 4-9 radial branches, 12 cm long, and 5-10 spikes per radial branch. The spikes are 1-4 cm long, with 5-22 spikelets. The spikelets are loosely arranged, oblong to linear lanceolate, compressed, 4-10 mm long, with 6-22 flowers. The scales are loosely arranged, membranous, broadly obovate, apex emarginate and short pointed, It has 3-6 veins, 3 stamens, short style and 3 stigmas. Nutlets obovate or elliptic, triangular, brown. The flowering and fruiting period is from June to October.

Born in the field, hillside, roadside wet place. It is distributed in most parts of the country,

[collection] harvest from August to September.

[nature and taste] 1. Classified herbal medicine: it is light in taste and non-toxic. "

② Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "it is mild in nature, pungent in taste and non-toxic. "

[function indications] classified herbal medicine: "it can treat rheumatism, muscle and bone pain, left paralysis and right paralysis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-2 Liang; or soaking in wine.